My mojito tribute to William Eggleston, aboard Delta Flight #38. (Photo by C-M.)
When Delta Airlines isn’t losing your luggage, cleaning out your wallet on additional “fees” or forcing you to fight your way through the Hooverville ambiance of their check-in counter at JFK, they’re undertaking an ongoing effort “to create a uniquely sophisticated, stylish and entertaining experience for customers.” (At least, that’s what the press release says.) Hence their two-year partnership with Skybar impresario Rande Gerber, a.k.a. second husband of Cindy Crawford, on a line of signature cocktails. Above, one of said drinks: the $7 mojito I imbibed en route from Fort Lauderdale to Atlanta.
What’s the thing taste like? Think syrupy sweetness accented by a dash of toothpaste mintiness, landing this concoction somewhere on the flavor continuum between cough syrup and Caribbean cocktail. It didn’t taste particularly “sophisticated” or “stylish,” as the PR department pledged. But I can promise that a coupla of these babies will help dull the anguish of having to fly what has to be the country’s worst legacy carrier.
Actually, the Mojito is quite tasty. If your not into this type of drink one would wonder why you ordered it??? This clown is obviously from a competitor airline. You go Delta! Delta is the best airline I have ever traveled and I do a lot of international travel. I am sure there are cheaper carriers especially domestically on those cut rate no frills get you there airlines, but if you traveling with comfort and confidence that you have a real experienced pilot you can make no better choice that Delta Airlines.
hey, mikie likes it
makes me wonder if Mikie works for the Delta PR department.
C, as Michelle Bachman says, you da man.
The two Mojitos that I had were very good! This Rande Gerber cocktail does involve the mixing of 3 ingredients. Maybe it depends on the efforts of your flight attendant. BTW, kudos to Delta. After a disastrous ordeal with USAir, we finally got booked on to Delta…way better! I give Delta much higher marks across the board. So don’t knock Delta ’til you’ve tried USAir. (I do not work for Delta.)