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Old Cuban

Old Cuban sparkling rum cocktail in a coupe glass with mint garnish
Photo by Andy Sewell

Audrey Saunders created this sparkly hybrid of a French 75 and a mojito at her bar, New York’s Pegu Club. Double-straining the drink (through a cocktail strainer and fine-mesh tea strainer) ensures that bits of mint don’t get into the glass.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    2 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

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

Preparation

  1. 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.

The cover of the cookbook Spirited by Adrienne Stillman
Reprinted from Spirited: Cocktails from Around the World, by Adrienne Stillman. © 2020 Phaidon Press Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesChampagneSparkling WineWineRumLimeCitrusFruitMintHerbs & SpicesCookbooks

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