Old Cuban
From Chanticleer Society
- 6 mint leaves
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
- 1 ounce simple syrup (1:1)
- 1 1/2 ounces Bacardi 8 añejo rum
- 1 hard dash Angostura bitters
- 2 ounces high quality Champagne
- lime wheel and mint sprig or sugar coated vanilla bean
In a cocktail shaker, muddle mint with lime juice and simple syrup. Add rum, bitters, and ice and shake well. Strain through fine-mesh sieve into a large chilled Champagne coupe and top with Champagne. Garnish with lime and mint or vanilla bean.
(Source: Audrey Saunders)
External Links
- Old Cuban Cocktail Recipe (Imbibe Magazine, May 16, 2016)
- Old Cuban Recipe (Serious Eats)
- Old Cuban (Diffords Guide)
- Old Cuban (PUNCH)
- Old Cuban (Liquor.com)
- Old Cuban (Star Chefs)
- An Old Cuban Is the Cocktail You Need for Sad, Dark Winter Times (GQ Magazine)
- Old Cuban (Bacardi)
- Old Cuban: The Only Champagne Cocktail Worth Drinking on New Year's Eve (Playboy Magazine, 12/27/13)