Mojito local tropical ingredients: lime, sugarcane juice, and mint. Lime juice on its own would have significantly prevented scurvy and dysentery, and tafia/rum was soon added as it became widely available to the British (ca. 1650). Mint, lime and sugar were also helpful in hiding the harsh taste of this spirit. While this drink was not called a Mojito at this time, it was the original combination of these ingredients. Some historians contend that African slaves who worked in the Cuban sugar cane fields during the 19th century were instrumental in the cocktail's origin. Guarapo, the sugar cane juice often used
Rat in Mi Kitchen if he has any ideas for new songs he replied, "Oh God, I don't care about the album for a minute, I've got a rat in the kitchen!" Astro, who sings lead vocals on the song, wrote the track in response. Rat in Mi Kitchen "Rat in Mi Kitchen" is a song and single written and performed by British group, UB40. It features Herb Alpert on trumpet and was the sixth track on their album "Rat in the Kitchen". Released in 1986, it reached Number 12 on the UK charts in 1987, staying for seven weeks. Although, like many UB40