Pablo Alvarez de Cañas Special

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (10 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 swath Lemon peel
1 oz Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac
1 oz Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
16 oz Heering Cherry Liqueur
16 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of skewered pineapple cubes, Luxardo Maraschino Cherry and orange slice..
  3. REGAL SHAKE all ingredients (including lemon zest).
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with skewered fruit.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Sherry is most prevalent on the palate, but all the other ingredients, including the lemon zest, also contribute to this subtle, balanced and altogether a most unusual cocktail.

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History:

Recipe adapted from 1937 Bar Florida (later renamed Floridita) menu, Havana, Cuba.

PABLO ALVAREZ DE CAÑAS (Special)
1 ounce Sherry "Tio Peper".
1 ounce "Tres Copas" cognac.
1 small spoon Creme Cacao.
1 small spoon Cherry Brand.
½ small spoon sugar.
Cap peel of one lemon ["Corteza de ¼ de limón" = Peel of ¼ lemon].
Shake with plenty of ice and serve it without straining, adorn with slices of pineapple and orange and 2 cherries.

Bar La Florida Cocktails, 1937

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11th June 2022 at 21:03
Sherry forward, but heat from the cognac, we’ll balanced with the cherry and sugar syrup, plus a background note from the lemon peel. Sunshine in a coupe!
Marco Bauda’s Avatar Marco Bauda
1st May 2021 at 15:45
Ice filled glass,but coupe glass?
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
1st May 2021 at 16:48
Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Now corrected to say "fine strain into chilled glass.
G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
3rd April 2021 at 22:04
I used Courvoisier VS, Osborne Fino Sherry, and other prescribed ingredients. Not impressed. I think it's the Sherry? Which brands do you recommend?