The Havana Special cocktail can be traced back to 1935, found in the classic La Floridita Cocktail book. It captures the traditional Caribbean rum and pineapple combination, with the Cuban fascination of Maraschino liqueur during that era. Think of a pineapple daiquiri but with a little twist. PREPARATION Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker …
The Barracuda is a cocktail based on Gold rum, Galliano liqueur, pineapple juice, fresh lime juice, and topped with Prosecco. It first came into existence in the 1970s when it appeared in Stanley Jones’ cocktail book titled Jones’ Complete Barguide. The Barracuda cocktail is an old classic in the history of mixology, one of those old-fashioned, simple, aromatic, and velvety sparkling drinks. INGREDIENTS PREPARATION Pour …
According to an article, Cuba Meets Chambéry on the Hauz Alpenz website, the first El Presidente recipe was published in 1915 in a book called the Manuel de Cantinero, a bartender’s manual in Spanish by John B. Escalante. It pairs dry vermouth and light rum with orange curaçao and grenadine. INGREDIENTS PREPARATION Add all the ingredients to a …
The Hemingway Special is named after, no other than, Ernest Hemingway the famous American journalist, novelist, short-story writer, and sportsman. While spending time in Cuba, Hemingway often enjoyed spending time at a historic fish restaurant called El Floridita. He tried the Floridita’s signature drink, the Floridita Daiquiri, and said “That’s good but I prefer it without …
The name ‘Knickerbockers’ originally referred to the style of pants, rolled up just below the knee, that Dutch settlers wore. The Knickerbocker cocktail first appears in Jerry Thomas’ 1862 The Bartender’s Guide. Raspberry syrup is key to making this a delicious summertime, rum drink. INGREDIENTS PREPARATION Combine the ingredients in your cocktail shaker Shake with ice Strain over …
In this spirit-forward drink, the One Last Midnight cocktail, a take on a rum Manhattan, was created by Meaghan Dorman, the bar director of Dear Irving in New York City. Two Italian sweet vermouths—one rich and lush, one more bitter and nearly amaro-like—combine to great effect. This recipe originally appeared in “Split Your Vermouth to Make the Best Cocktails. Here’s …
The Rum Runner was created in the 1950s at the Tiki Bar of Holiday Isle in Islamorada, Florida. The story goes that it was named for the bootleggers who smuggled in the liquor during Prohibition and later to avoid taxes. The Rum Runner combines light and dark rum with multiple fruit liqueurs and juices. This drink is …
The Canchánchara is an invigorating Cuban cocktail from the colonial town of Trinidad and is said to be the oldest known cocktail in Cuba, dating back to (or before) the Ten Years War in the late 19th century. The cocktail was said to be a healing drink. Before the mojito or the daiquiri became popular, the Canchánchara …
For many years, it was believed that the first written acknowledgment of the Air Mail cocktail was in Esquire’s 1949 edition of Handbook for Hosts after being brought to life in Havana, Cuba, right around the time that airmail was the closest thing there was to present-day email. The combination of rum and Champagne is as refreshing as …
Corn & Oil, aka Corning Oil, is a popular drink in the Caribbeans, particularly Barbados and Jamaica, and uses a dark, oil-like blackstrap rum. Blackstrap rum often gets a bad rap. It doesn’t have an official category in the world of rum, and its black color certainly does not come from years of aging in …
