It’s MojitoFEST. Yours truly will be a judge and the muddling will be fierce!

We are less than two weeks away from MojitoFEST 2009. The muddling extravaganza where bartenders compete to create the best mojito in Philadelphia.

Participants will include bartenders from Cuba Libre, G Lounge, Mixto, the Moshulu, Rum Bar and Valanni.

Last year was a blast, Foobooz editor Arthur Etchells was a judge and he will return again this year. This year the event will be held at G Lounge on Wednesday, June 17th at 7pm and tickets range from $35 to $75. Basic admission includes a select open bar and light hors d’oeuvres while the elite admission includes a fulll open bar, butlered tapas and VIP hour from 6 to 7pm.

There will be three events:

• “Fastest Muddle” – How fast a bartender can concoct 10 quality mojitos.
• “Mojito Mystery Bin” – Given secret ingredients, a bartender must make a creative and tasty drink.
• “Best In Show” – Main Event, each bartender’s signature mojito.

A qualifying event takes place on Monday, June 8th at Rum Bar.

MojitoFEST [Official Site]
Rum Bar [Official Site]

Taste the Rum Bar’s take on eggnog. The Coquito is Puerto Rico’s preferred holiday elixr and combines eggs, cream, cinnamon, vanilla, condensed milk, cream of coconut and, of course, rum. Sounds delicious.

The Rum Bar is spicing things up by burying a free meal among its napkins.

Every night in November a napkin roll-up will contain a $50 gift certificate for the Rum Bar. Head in and maybe you’ll find the buried treasure.

Rum Bar [Official Site]

Rum Bar is making room for a new South American wine list so through Labor Day they are offering all bottles in stock for half-off. So stop in and help the Rum Bar make some room while you get a deal.

Rum Bar [Official Site]

The Rum Bar is relaunching its wine list after Labor Day with an exclusively South American list. In the meantime you can enjoy half-priced bottles of wine from the Rum Bar’s existing stock every Tuesday throughout the summer.

Rum Bar [Official Site]

A few months ago I was asked if I would like to judge the Mojito Olympics at the Rum Bar. I of course jumped at the chance and it didn’t dawn on me that it could be anything but a great time until Rum Bar owner Adam Kanter handed me a sizeable stack of judging forms. There were five contestants representing Chick’s Cafe, G Lounge, Pinocchio’s in Media, Rum Bar and Valanni. With three events that meant sampling 15 mojitos. My lunch of a soft pretzel seemed woefully inadequate at this point.

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Tonight at 6pm the Mojito Olympics kick off at the Rum Bar. Join Foobooz’s Arthur Etchells as he judges which bartender can make the best mojito.

$8 gets you in the door and your first mojito for free. Subsequent mojitos are half-priced and there will also be plenty of samples being passed around from the competitors.

Mojito the Moment [City Paper]
Rum Bar [Official Site]

In just under two weeks the Rum Bar will be hosting the Mojito Olympics on Monday, June 16th at 6pm. The Mojito Olympics are the brainchild of Rum Bar owner Adam Kanter and will feature bartenders from various Philadelphia restaurants competing in three mojito making events.

• Fastest Muddle – Each bartender will compete to see who can make 10 mojitos the fastest. Points are deducted if they don’t look or taste good.
• Best Traditional – Bartenders will aim to impress with their take on the mojito using only traditional ingredients.
• Best In Show – Bartenders will try to wow the judges with their own creation being graded on taste, creativity, appearance and method.

Foobooz Editor Arthur Etchells will be judging along with Lacroix Chef Matthew Levin and Caseyboy from the Preston & Steve Show.

Tickets are $8 per person and include one free mojito, sample of the competitors mojitos plus half-priced mojitos all night.

Rum Bar [Official Site]

The fairer sex should meet at the Newbold Spud-less South Philadelphia Taproom around 7:30 for a meeting of In Pursuit of Ale, the beer group for women. There will be a special 3 course small plate menu to pair with the beers.

Guys, check out the Rum Bar tonight and every Wednesday at 6pm when owner Adam Kanter breaks out a couple bottles of rum from his personal stash for a free tasting.