Old Cuban
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The Daiquiri

Old Cuban

Ingredients

  • 1½ ounces
  • ¾ ounce fresh juice
  • 1 ounce simple syrup
  • 2 dashes
  • 6 leaves
  • 2 ounces cold dry
  • Garnish: 1 leaf

Method

Shake all the ingredients (except the sparkling wine) with ice, then double strain into a chilled coupe. Pour in the Champagne, and quickly dip the barspoon into the glass to gently mix the wine with the cocktail. Garnish with the mint leaf.

History

Created by Audrey Saunders in 2001 and put on the menu at Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle in 2002, blending a Mojito's rum-mint-lime base with a French 75's Champagne and bitters — now an IBA official cocktail.

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Source

Ingredients

  • 2 oz White Rum
  • 1 oz Sugar Syrup
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
  • 2 oz Prosecco

Method

Shake the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass.