Ingredients

  • 1½ ozaged rum
  • ½ ozapricot brandy
  • 1 ozpineapple juice
  • ½ ozfresh lime juice
  • 🍋Pineapple wedge(garnish)

🔧 Tools

cocktail shakerjiggerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add rum, apricot brandy, pineapple juice, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake vigorously until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with a small pineapple wedge.

📜 History

Created at the iconic Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana during the 1930s, this cocktail represented the height of Cuban hospitality for visiting celebrities and dignitaries. The hotel, which opened in 1930, became a playground for Hollywood stars, politicians, and mobsters during Prohibition. This house cocktail showcases Cuban bartending elegance.

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