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President

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (77)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 fl oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1/4 fl oz Monin Grenadine Syrup

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of President contains 162 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.81% alc./vol. (33.61° proof)
  • 18.9 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Adapted from a recipe in Harry Craddock's 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.

PRESIDENT COCKTAIL.
2 Dashes Grenadine
The Juice of ¼ Orange.
1 Glass Bacardi Rum.
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.

Harry Craddock, 1930

Review

Delicately fruity sweet and sour.

Cocktail of the day:

14th April 2026 is The day Abraham Lincoln was shot

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Comments & Discussion

Jere Eskelinen
Slightly too sweet to my taste, maybe less grenadine and orange juice?
score: 2
G. M. Genovese Premium Member
Unique taste. I like others I would think will require more context to the history of this drink posted here before we venture elsewhere to learn more. President of what and where?
score: 1
Avery Garnett
Even with Plantation 3 star (a more exciting lightly aged rum than, for example, Bacardi) it's...rum and orange juice. Yeah, there's not much more to add other than this is indeed rum, orange juice, and a bit of red fruit.
score: 2
C.A. Mat
Tried it exactly as written and it was nice, fruity without being sour (you can't really detect the lemon juice at all). Rum plus fruit juice without going a tropical direction. I suspect it would indeed be even better with half gold rum.
score: 1
Geralt Of Rivia
Tried it with blood orange and raspberry syrup and it turned just fine.
score: 1
Jose Cruz
good, 10ml syrup and 30m rum for a lighter drink !
score: 1
John Hinojos Premium Member
Had no fresh Valencia oranges, so I used fresh blood orange juice. Use half of the light rum and half Jamaican Gold Rum. Very flavourful.
score: 5