Old Cuban recipe

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Ingredients

¾ fluid ounce lime juice
9 fresh mint leaves, divided
2 fluid ounces dark spiced rum
1 ½ fluid ounces simple syrup
2 dashes bitters, or more to taste
ice cubes
1 slice lime
2 fluid ounces Champagne, or more to taste

Nutrition Info

303.2 calories
carbohydrate: 34.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: : -
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 0.2 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 13 mg
sugar: 1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Gently muddle lime juice with 8 mint leaves in a shaker using a wooden spoon or cocktail muddler.

  2. Add rum, simple syrup, bitters, and a handful of ice. Shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a cocktail glass and top with Champagne. Garnish with a slice of lime and the remaining mint leaf.

Recipe Yield

1 cocktail

Recipe Note

My husband learned how to make this classic Old Cuban with bitters after visiting his father in Florida. We love it.

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