Ingredients

  • 1½ ozwhite rum
  • ½ oztriple sec
  • ¼ ozapricot brandy
  • ½ ozfresh lime juice
  • 🍋Lemon twist(garnish)

🔧 Tools

cocktail shakerjiggerstrainer

Instructions

  1. Add rum, triple sec, apricot brandy, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake vigorously until well chilled.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

📜 History

The Periodista, Spanish for "journalist," was created during Havana's golden cocktail age when the city teemed with foreign correspondents covering Cuban affairs. This tribute to the press corps combines the island's rum with European liqueurs, reflecting the cosmopolitan nature of pre-Revolution Havana. The drink balances rum's character with stone fruit and citrus notes.

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