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El Presidente (Sloppy Joe's)

Classic/vintage

4.2 96 ratings

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz Light gold rum 1-3yo
3/4 oz Bianco/blanco vermouth
1/4 oz Orange Curaçao
1/6 oz Grenadine syrup
1/3 oz Lime juice

How to make

Serve in a coupe glass

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of lime zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. 3 STIR all ingredients with ice.
  2. 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. 5 Express lime zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  2. 6 Garnish with skewered maraschino cherry.

Flavour profile

21.5% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 169 calories

History

Lime adds citrus balance to this pink rum and vermouth cocktail; pomegranate adds sweetness.

The El Presidente stands as a prominent classic Cuban cocktail within the global lexicon of drinks, and during the peak of Cuba's popularity in the 1930s, Sloppy Joe's held a reputation as one of Havana's most renowned establishments. Charles H. Baker, in his 1939 work The Gentleman's Companion, states on page 99 that "Sloppy Joe's own Special is merely the Presidente with the juice of a small lime added, and the twist of lime peel." The formula for the CUBAN PRESIDENT is given as: CUBAN PRESIDENT 1 Part of Rum. 1 Part of Noilly. Prat Vermouth. Drops of Grenadine Drops of Curaçao. Stir up, put in a cherry, a slice of Orange, and serve in a Manhattan glass. Conversely, the instructions for the AMERICAN PRESIDENT are detailed as: AMERICAN PRESIDENT 1 Part of Rum. 1 Part of Noilly. Prat Vermouth. The juice of a Lemon Drops of Grenadine Drops of Curaçao. Shake with cracked ice, put in a cherry and serve in a Manhattan glass.