Blog

Today, forced into our homes in quarantine, we want toremind you of the most famous Cuban cocktails to prepare so you can still enjoy anaperitif with the family.

Every Cuban and every Italian with a nightlife soul knows thatsome bars come and go over the years; others, the most iconic ones, stand the test of time.But if they have something in common, it is that, from the most classic to the mostmodern, they keep cocktails on their menus that make up the Cuban mixologypreferred by travelers from all over the world.

Tasting these drinks that never lose their glamour is not onlya gift for the palate. When you try them, wherever you are, they will always havethe power to transport you to the corners of Havana; to any place that conveysCuba.

Cuba Libre

There are several discussions about its origin,although gossip says the drink was born in 1900. It was one ofthose hot afternoons in Havana when American Captain Russell arrived at thebar counter and ordered aged rum, Coca-Cola, ice, and a slice oflime.

The captain drank the mixture with such joy that thewell-off soldiers around him ordered a round of this drink for themselves.The mix was an immediate success. After several rounds, a soldierimmediately proposed a toast: "To a free Cuba!". The battlecry gave the cocktail its name.

The preparation method is super simple, you justneed to combine in a highball glass ½ ounce of Havana Club Añejo Blanco rum,ice, cola, and lime.

Mojito

The Cuban climate has crowned this drink as the undisputed king of summer. Its appearance dates back to the time of Prohibition, because when Americans wanted to drink alcohol legally they had to travel outside the United States, almost always to nearby Cuba.

In the United States there is a cocktail similar to a mojitobut made with bourbon. Since this drink was not available in the Caribbean, it wasreplaced by Ron Añejo Blanco, and in this way the Cuban mojito became oneof the most popular cocktails in Cuba and a gift to the world.

This illustrious drink from La Bodeguita del Medio isprepared with 1 ½ ounces of Havana Club Añejo Blanco rum, ½ teaspoon ofsugar, ½ lime juice, sparkling water, mint, ice. Itspreparation: nothing out of this world, but be careful, with these temperatures,one mojito is never enough.

Daiquiri

The daiquiri is a 100% Cuban cocktail, althoughinvented and shown to the world by foreigners who tied their lives tothis island. It was born thanks to the ingenuity of the American Jennings Cox, a miningengineer who worked in Cuba, who in the absence of Gin tried to sweetenthe very strong Cuban Rum with sugar and lime juice. Later, hiscolleague Pagliuchi named it daiquiri, in honor of the mines in theeastern part of Cuba where they worked.

Therefore, the two miners brought the idea to anearby bar in the city of Santiago de Cuba, where the bartender gave the drink toeveryone present, including the Spanish bartender Emilio González, whobrought it to Havana, offering the details of its preparation to theowner of Floridita, Constantino Ribalaigua. The latter beganto transform the cocktail by creating various combinations, until finallythe famous Daiquiri Frappé came out.

However, the drink became famous all over theworld when the writer Ernest Hemingway said it was the best drink in theworld; in addition to immortalizing it in his work The Old Man and the Sea.

Currentlyit can be prepared with different types of mixes, including vodka, aged Cuban rum,mint, etc.

Havana Special

Constantino Ribalaigua, owner of the Floridita bar and oneof the most prestigious Cuban bartenders, created this cocktail, one of the tengreat jewels of the national cocktail bar.

This drink owes its name to a unique route from NewYork to Havana, established by the millionaire Henry Flagler.

In the shaker you must mix 1 ½ ounces of pineapple juice, 1 ½ounces of Havana Club Añejo Blanco rum, 1 teaspoon of Maraschino, pieces ofice. Then shake by hand and pour it into a cocktail glass. Garnishwith a slice of pineapple.

Dear friends, wishingeveryone that this emergency situation passes as soon as possible, we invite you todream of Cuba through its drinks while waiting to embrace you all soon inCuba…