Cocktail recipe
Thad Vogler’s El Presidente
A stirred cocktail featuring Light Rum, Vermouth Bianco, Grenadine Syrup.
Ingredients
- 60 ml White Rum
- 15 ml Vermouth Bianco
- 1 barspoon Grenadine Syrup
- 1 barspoon Cointreau
- 2 dash Orange Bitters
Method
- Combine White Rum, Vermouth Bianco, Grenadine Syrup, Cointreau and Orange Bitters in a mixing glass with ice.
- Stir until cold and diluted.
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Optional garnish: lemon twist.
Story
A Havana drink of the 1920s, named for the Cuban president of the day, probably Gerardo Machado, and a favourite of Americans escaping Prohibition. The vermouth should be blanc, not dry.