El Presidente (sans grenadine)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (23 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 12 oz Strucchi Dry Vermouth
14 oz Orange Curaçao liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
  3. STIR ingredients with ice.
  4. STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Express orange zest twist over cocktail and discard. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

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

Review:

Bone dry, light and delicate. The sweetness and colour contributed by the maraschino cherry garnish are essential to this drink's success.

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Nutrition:

One serving of El Presidente (sans grenadine) contains 174 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.6 standard drinks
  • 23.5% alc./vol. (23.5° proof)
  • 22.9 grams of pure alcohol

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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
9th May 2021 at 02:31
Great after dinner. Spirit forward and dry. A true sipping cocktail. Cherry at the bottom is dessert.