CubaMediumCocktail

El Presidente

Named after a Cuban president in the 1920s.

LevelMedium
MethodStir
GlassCoupe
Serves1

Ingredients

  • 45 mlWhite rum
  • 20 mlDry vermouth
  • 10 mlTriple secOrange liqueur. Cointreau is the premium version.
  • 5 mlGrenadinePomegranate syrup. Found near the syrups in big supermarkets.

Plus ice.

Bar tools

  • Jigger
  • Strainer
  • Mixing glass
  • Bar spoon

No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.

How to make an El Presidente

  1. Put everything in a jug full of ice.
  2. Stir for 20 seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled glass.

Garnish: Orange peel

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