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Havana Club

Name: Havana Club
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 45 ml Rosso/sweet vermouth

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Ingredients
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz	Strucchi Rosso Vermouth (chilled)

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare

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

Method

STIR all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

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

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Havana Club contains 196 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
22.05% alc./vol. (44.09° proof)
19.9 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe in Crosby Gaige's 1944 Standard Cocktail Guide

HAVANA CLUB
1 jigger Havana Rum
1 jigger Sweet Vermouth
Stir well in cracked ice and strain into Cocktail glass. Serve with or without a Cherry.
Crosby Gaige, Standard Cocktail Guide, 1944

Review

This equal parts "Rum Manhattan" is ridiculously simple but simply delicious. As befits the name, it also suits the character of a well-aged Cuban rum.

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Yuri Beloti Premium Member 12w

I'm a huge fan of this cocktail, it's amazing. I made it with Diplomatico rum and Miró vermouth. It's honestly incredible - simple and wonderful. Totally recommend it.

Matt 31w

It’s surprising how just a dash or two of orange bitters transforms this into a completely different cocktail—the Palmetto. Without the bitters, it’s much easier to notice how the flavours in the vermouth complement the rum. I enjoyed this one more than I expected!

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 32w

This has nice balance and plenty of flavour but perhaps lacks a bit in complexity. We think it's a good option as a late night cocktail when one has run out of cigars and isn't in the mood for anything too deep and serious. Add just a drop of chocolate bitters if you wish.

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