Name: Cubano
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 30 ml Amaro; 30 ml Cherry brandy; 12 drop Chocolate bitters

Cubano
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Fluet Old Fashioned 34cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 oz	Amaro Montenegro
1 oz	Heering Cherry Liqueur
12 drop	Chocolate bitters

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.
STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass (preferably over a large cube or chunk of block ice).
EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Amaro (e.g. Montenegro) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

A tasty digestivo/late-night sipper that's just on the sweet side of bittersweet.

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History:

There are numerous cocktails named Cubano; this recipe is so named because it was originally based on Havana Club 7-year-old Cuban rum. It was discovered at a bar in Glasgow, Scotland, by fellow Discerning Drinker Robin Lee, but its origins are unknown.

Nutrition:

One serving of Cubano contains 268 calories

Alcohol content:

1.5 standard drinks
22.76% alc./vol. (22.76° proof)
20.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Dan Casselman

12th March at 02:14

It looked like it would be to sweet for my taste so I kept the same volume and dropped the Cherry Heering and Amaro to 20 ml each. It was still very tasty and rich. I'll keep using the drier version, its a keeper.

Stephen C

20th November 2024 at 03:08

Cherry heering dominated and was bit too sweet.

Andrew G

25th November 2024 at 05:38

I didn't have Heering or an equivalent, so I subbed in cherry bitters (1/2 oz) plus a maraschino cherry (with syrup) for sweetness.

Very happy with the result, can dial in your preferred sweetness with more or less syrup.