The Old Cuban
Wow.Just, wow.
I have found the Perfect Drink.
The Mojito and the Champagne Cocktail are two of my favorite drinks. The Old Cuban is both.
That's right. This drink ROCKS. I must have many, many more of them.
The photo makes this drink look rather muddy. I think that has something to do with the flash and the angle. It's cloudy, but not that murky. Sadly, I had no sugar-dried vanilla bean. Ok fine, I did, but those things are darn expensive and I intend to make cookies with them instead. So there.
Recipe:
.75 oz lime juice
1 oz simple syrup
6 mint leaves
1.5 oz aged rum (Bacardi 8)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 oz champagne (Aria cava)
Muddle lime juice, simple syrup, and mint. Add rum and bitters and shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass and fill with champagne. Garnish with a sugar-dried vanilla bean and mint.
posted by Cocktail Jen @ 10:49 PM
3 Comments:
Hi Jen,
I'm glad you're enjoying the Old Cuban so much! If you are ever in New York, please stop by the Pegu Club and say hello, and I will be very happy to prepare one for you.
Regarding the recipe; its best with a good-quality champagne. I've discovered that many sparkling wines have a faint, metallic aftertaste which I find truly unpleasant. I serve them plain, but the mint sprig garnish is also nice---with regards to the vanilla bean, you can recycle them once you've used them and finished the baking.
Warmest wishes for a happy holiday,
Audrey Saunders
Pegu Club
Jen:
Sorry that your picture doesn't quite do the drink justice - regardless of how good an Old Cuban tastes, its looks alone are a knockout - a beautiful light green. The ones I've seen were served in a champagne flute - either way, you've got a great drink there.
Matt
What a fantastic cocktail!
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