Tuesday, July 15, 2014

You say mojito I say TEQUILA or actually no there is no tequila here

Derek and I decided to have a nice dinner and enjoy a mojito or two last night at Eastern Standard. They have very good cocktails and very good french fries but I say no to you french fries! You are not doing my waistline any favors! Instead I went with green beans with almonds as my side.

Well this post is not about green beans it's about drinks. We finished our first round of mojitios and decided we should have one more before we headed home. The waitress suggest that maybe we'd like to try an Old Cuban. I said YES and Derek said hello no!

Thankfully my drink did not taste like cigars and socialism.

Derek refused an old Cuban because he claims it has tequila in it. I say NAY good sir it has agave nectar which is a sweetener, it does not have tequila. So blah blah blah tequila is made from distilled agave. That totally doesn't count! I also looked up the recipe for an Old Cuban and it does not require tequila it just requires simple syrup so basically I win. I also win because this is my blog and I'm in control of the keyboard.

So anyways on my way home I started thinking about this blog post and I was laughing in my head because I'm very entertaining once I get an Old Cuban in me. I got home and decided I wanted to watch the Bachelorette like a man, so I drank an IPA or two and then grew massive amounts of chest hair. It did not make the Bachelorette any less girly but did remind me that I really don't like IPAs that much.

So yea this blog post doesn't really have much of a point except that Old Cuban's are delicious and if you go around saying that to people make sure you clarify that you're referring to the drink and not some wrinkly old dude smoking a cigar.

13 comments:

  1. "I'm very entertaining once I get an Old Cuban in me" Tehehehe. Sorry I couldn't resist :-P

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    1. I typed that and then after I typed it realized how that sounded but decided to leave it ha ha

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  2. I can't wait to find out which gay man Andi picks. Who ever it is he is in for a roller coaster ride, Andi's mood swings happen at the drop of a hat...watch what you say dudes this lady is crazy!

    I figured you just let the "Old Cuban in me" line go. Very funny.

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    1. I was not impressed with any of the guys this season. Pretty much anyone who goes on that show is crazy.

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  3. Okay, now I really want to try an old cuban.

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    1. it's really good. I'm not a huge cocktail drinker but this one I'll be ordering again.

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  4. Hi, thought I would return the visit - tequila is good, but I don't see it often enough :-(

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    1. Thanks! The pictures on your blog are great.

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  5. Thanks for stopping by my place, yours looks like fun! The last time I had tequilla, it didn't end well. I admit that I'm not too sold on simple syrup at this point either. So old Cuban in drink form is about as appealing as the old wrinkly socialist dude.

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  6. What all IS in an Old Cuban? I'm not a drinker and I do know some Basic kind of drinks---Martini's, etc.....But, I'm not familiar with an Old Cuban....BTW, I have a lot of Agave's in my Garden....Do you think I could make Tequila out of them? Also....what is in a Mojito and what is an IPA? Sorry I sound so stupid. I don't get out much, at all.

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    1. here's what is in it

      6 mint leaves
      1 ounce simple syrup (or less, to taste)
      3/4 ounce fresh-squeezed lime juice
      1 1/2 ounces Bacardi 8 (or substitute another medium-bodied gold rum)
      2 dashes Angostura bitters
      2 ounces chilled sparkling wine

      I think you should start making tequila. OldLady of the Hills Tequila has a nice ring to it.

      A mojitio is similar to an old cuban but no sparkling wine and more mint. An IPA is a type of beer. It's not my favorite kind. I prefer unfiltered wheat beers.

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  7. An Old Cuban sounds good, especially since there is no tequila. I never knew that was a thing. Granted, I am the girl that orders vodka cranberry because I never know what anything is called.

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