Old Cuban cocktail recipe
Rum cocktail, shaken and served up (no ice, chilled glass). An IBA official cocktail (New Era Drinks).
Ingredients
- 7 Mint Leaves (6 to 8)
- 1½ oz (45 ml) Aged Rum
- ¾ oz (22.5 ml) Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 oz (30 ml) Simple Syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
- 2 oz (60 ml) Brut Champagne or Prosecco
Method
- Shake the mint, rum, lime juice, syrup and bitters with ice.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and top with sparkling wine.
Glass: Cocktail glass · Garnish: Mint sprigs.
Strength, calories and size
Estimates for one serving: a moderate drink for a cocktail. They depend on your brands, how you measure, and how long you shake or stir. How we work this out.
About the Old Cuban
The Old Cuban was created in 2001 by mixologist Audrey Saunders. It is also an IBA official cocktail.
From Wikipedia, "Old Cuban", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Source: IBA official recipe for the Old Cuban. Instructions on this page are written in our own words. Amounts are the IBA's, shown in ounces at 30 ml per ounce.
Recipes: IBA Official Cocktails, rewritten in our own words. Strength and calories are estimates (how we work them out). Drink responsibly.