Mojito SC-WF

Wow, I really loved this one. The lime is so deep and flavorful! This might even be my favorite lime (tied with VTA Persian Lime). But I wouldn’t use it in a recipe that needs just lime, because there’s a great mint in there as well. This mint has a pretty natural vibe, and fits in really well. I was really happy to find that it is more of a mint flavor, and less of a menthol-type effect. I use it as a primary flavor at 4%, but my palette is weak so you might want to start a bit lower.

Mojito (SC) (WF) 3.5% (9-16-23) – As a heavy Mojito drinker, I love to test flavors claiming to be Mojitos, and see how they fared. This one got it in the ballpark, and maybe a bit more. This tasted a bit different than the last time I tested it, and I actually got some light Rum in this one, and that was bonus. Nicely sweet, and just below mid-level, and there were some nice Lime notes rolling around in there, but I almost got hints of Lemon. Now for any of you who DO mix up fresh Mojitos, it’s ALL about the Lime, and Mint. While the Lemon (unidentified citrus) notes were fairly light, they WERE in there, and honestly, I felt like it pulled it a little towards a Rum and Sprite. Not entirely, BUT, there was some of that going on. It did have a very slight sparkle, which I assumed was an attempt at a slight fizzy-ness, so there was a tiny bit of that as well. The Mint was maybe a 50/50 split of Natural/Candied, so it wasn’t the full “Fresh Mint” ride, but it got the job done. Now perhaps my critiques were over the top, perhaps not, and it’s hard NOT to, when you grow fresh Mint in the backyard just FOR Mojitos !!! I do. All in, it WAS a Mojito, just maybe not 100% like I make them, and it felt like (to my tastes), it was about 85% of the way there, and I’ll leave it at an 8.5/10.