El Presidente

Havana's answer to the Martini, the El Presidente was the drink of Cuban high society in the 1920s — white rum stirred with dry vermouth, a blush of orange curaçao, and the merest suggestion of grenadine. Dry, elegant, and unmistakably tropical.

ClassicSpirit-Forward

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozWhite Rum
  • 0.75 ozDry Vermouth
  • 0.25 ozCuraçao
  • 0.25 tspGrenadine

Preparation

stirred · coupe · none

  1. 1.

    add

    Combine rum, dry vermouth, curaçao, and grenadine in a mixing glass with ice.

  2. 2.

    stir

    Stir for 25–30 seconds until well chilled.

  3. 3.

    strain

    Strain into a chilled coupe.

Flavor Profile

sweet
26%
fruity
21%
herbal
21%
heat
19%
floral
18%
citrus
12%
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