• White rum
  45 ml (1.5 oz)

  Cuban-style rum preferred
• Dry vermouth
  25 ml (0.75 oz)

  French vermouth recommended
• Orange curaçao
  15 ml (0.5 oz)

  Do not substitute with blue curaçao
• Grenadine
  10 ml (0.25 oz)

  Preferably homemade or high-quality

• Mixing glass
• Bar spoon
• Jigger
• Strainer
• Cocktail glass

1. 1

   Chill a cocktail glass by filling it with ice water and setting it aside.

2. 2

   In a mixing glass, add the white rum, dry vermouth, orange curaçao, and grenadine.

3. 3

   Fill the mixing glass with ice and stir gently for 20–30 seconds until well-chilled.

4. 4

   Discard the ice water from your cocktail glass, then strain the mixed cocktail into the chilled glass.

5. 5

   Garnish and serve immediately.

• Delightfully complex yet well-balanced flavors
• A gorgeous, ruby color that's instantly eye-catching
• A sense of vintage Cuban glamour in every sip
• Perfect for both rum lovers and martini fans
• Not too sweet, not too dry — just right for any occasion

El Presidente traces its roots to 1920s Havana, a golden era when Cuba was the playground of American socialites and celebrities escaping Prohibition. Named in honor of President Gerardo Machado (or perhaps his predecessor, depending on the legend), this cocktail became the drink of choice for the Cuban elite and visiting Americans alike. Its use of rum instead of gin or whiskey made it a uniquely Caribbean twist on the classic 'spirit-and-vermouth' style drinks, cementing its place in cocktail history as an icon of pre-revolutionary Cuba.