El Presidente Cocktail

Apparently this cocktail was created during Prohibition at the Vista Alegre in Havana. The original version was quite sweet however we found this version to be bittersweet and a more acidic version with the fresh citrus juice and a very muddled orange.  

El Presidente Cocktail

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makes 1 cocktail

1 slice orange

splash of freshly-squeezed lemon or lime juice

1 1/2 oz white rum

3/4 oz orange curaçao

1/2 oz French dry vermouth

dash of Grenadine

In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, muddle the orange slice with the lemon or lime juice. Add the rum, curaçao, vermouth, grenadine, and ice and shake well. Strain into a small cocktail glass. 

Notes: we did not have any white rum therefore we ended up using a darker rum we had on hand. 

Stay safe and have a good weekend everyone!  - JD