Cocktail recipe

Old Cuban

Glass
Coupe
Method
Shaken
Served
Up
Garnish
Mint leaf
Base
Rum
Old Cuban in a coupe glass

Ingredients

  • Mint6
  • Aged rum45 ml
  • Lime juice22.5 ml
  • Sugar syrup15 ml
  • Angostura bitters2 dash
  • Sparkling wine22.5 ml

Method

Shake with ice, fine strain and top up.

Flavour profile

StrengthMedium strength
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourLeans dry or sour
SweetSour or dry

Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 16% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.

Techniques in this drink

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