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)