Best The Old Cuban Recipes

OLD CUBAN

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Audrey Saunders created this French 75 and mojito hybrid at New York's Pegu Club. Learn how to make the Old Cuban cocktail with rum and sparkling wine.

Provided by Adrienne Stillman

Time 2m

Yield Makes 1 cocktail

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 oz. (30 ml) aged rum
½ oz. (15 ml) fresh lime juice
½ oz. (1:1) simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
8-10 mint leaves
1-2 oz. (30-60 ml) brut-style Champagne or dry sparkling wine
Mint leaf, to garnish

Steps:

Combine rum, lime juice, simple syrup, bitters, and mint leaves in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 15-20 seconds, or until the shaker is frosted on the outside. Double strain into a coupe and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a mint leaf.

OLD CUBAN

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 15m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 handful fresh mint leaves (about 1 large sprig) plus more for garnish
1 1/2 ounces aged rum
1/2 ounce freshly-squeezed lime juice (1 lime)
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar or 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup, recipe follows
2 dashes bitters, (recommended: Angostura)
Ice cubes
1 1/2 to 2 ounces dry Champagne, Prosecco or other sparkling wine

Steps:

Muddle the mint leaves with the rum, lime juice, Simple Syrup, and bitters in a cocktail shaker. Add ice, cover, and shake vigorously, or stir, until combined and chilled, about 30 seconds. (In general, the drink is ready when the shaker mists up.) Pour the muddled liquid into a chilled champagne flute, holding back the ice, but letting some of the mint leaves fall into the glass. Add enough Champagne to almost fill the glass to the top. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Drink.;
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Put the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. (Alternatively, heat in the microwave.) Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator.
Yield: about 1 1/2 cups

THE OLD CUBAN

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Provided by Pete Wells

Categories cocktails

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

6 mint leaves, plus the tip of a mint sprig for garnish
3/4 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) lime juice
1 ounce (2 tablespoons) simple syrup, see note
1 1/2 ounces (3 tablespoons) amber rum
1 or 2 dashes Angostura bitters
2 ounces Champagne
1 lime slice

Steps:

Gently bruise the mint with lime juice in a shaker using a muddler or wooden spoon. Add syrup, rum, bitters and a big handful of ice, and shake until well chilled. Strain into a coupe or cocktail glass and add Champagne.
With a knife, slit the lime slice halfway through and pierce it with the mint sprig. Perch it on the rim of the glass.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 231, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 25 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 20 milligrams, Sugar 22 grams