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Old Cuban rum cocktails in coupe glasses and rocks glasses garnished with fresh mint sitting on a brown paper surface.

Old Cuban Cocktail

Course: cocktails
Cuisine: cocktails
Keyword: old cuban cocktail
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Calories: 204kcal
Put this at the top of your list of easy summer cocktails. Made with aged rum, mint and sparkling wine, it’s the perfect thing to cool you down when the temps heat up.
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Ingredients

Old Cuban Cocktail

  • 1 ½ oz aged gold rum
  • 2 oz sparkling white wine
  • ¾ oz fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 8 mint leaves
  • ¾ oz simple syrup
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters

Simple Syrup

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

Simple Syrup

  • Add the sugar and water to a small sauce pan. Bring up to a low boil, stir to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Old Cuban Cocktail

  • Muddle the lime juice, mint and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker.
  • Add the rum, a couple of ice cubes and 2 dashes of bitters. Put the lid on the cocktail shaker and shake vigorously until chilled. Strain into a coupe glass or a short rocks glass.
  • Top with 2 oz sparkling white wine. Garnish with a mint leaf and serve.

Notes

  • Some Old Cuban recipes will tell you to double strain, but this is really unnecessary. I’m perfectly happy with those bits of mint floating around in there. Because they’re tasty.
  • If you don’t have a muddler, use the handle of a wooden spoon instead.
  • The extra simple syrup can be stored in the refrigerator for about a month. 
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 8.9mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1.4mg