El Presidente
The Washington Post, January 21, 2009
- Course: Beverage
- Features: Fast
Summary:
Popular in Havana during the 1920s and '30s, this cocktail reportedly was offered to President Calvin Coolidge by then-Cuban President Gerardo Machado. Coolidge, mindful of Prohibition back home, declined the drink.
You should not. It has more in common with a martini or Manhattan than with standard tropical rum drinks. Be sure to use a good aged rum.
1 serving
Ingredients:
- Ice
- 1 1/2 ounces aged rum, such as Pampero Anniversario or Flor de Cana 7-Year-Old Grand Reserve
- 3/4 ounce dry vermouth
- 3/4 ounce orange-flavored liqueur, preferably Cointreau
- 1/2 teaspoon grenadine
- Twist of orange peel, for garnish
Directions:
Fill a mixing glass two-thirds full with ice. Add the rum, vermouth, orange-flavored liqueur and grenadine. Stir vigorously for 30 seconds, then strain into a cocktail (martini) glass.
Garnish with the twist of orange peel.
Recipe Source:
Adapted from author Wayne Curtis at Republicofrum.blogspot.com.
Tested by Michael Taylor for The Washington Post.
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