Old Cuban cocktail

Old Cuban Cocktail Recipe

refreshing herbal sparkling

Ingredients:

aged rum, lime juice, simple syrup, mint leaves, angostura bitters, champagne

Created by Audrey Saunders in 2002 at Pegu Club in New York. A Mojito–Champagne hybrid that became a modern classic instantly.

Ingredients

aged rum 1.5 oz
lime juice 0.75 oz
simple syrup 0.75 oz
mint leaves 6–8
angostura bitters 2 dashes
champagne top

Instructions

Muddle mint gently with simple syrup in a shaker.
Add rum, lime, bitters, and ice.
Shake and double-strain into a chilled flute.
Top with champagne.
Garnish with a mint sprig.

Glassware

Flute

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