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Andrei Bertalan & Octavia Ripeanu
Andrei Bertalan and Octavia Ripeanu won the Romain Final of Havana Club Cocktail Maestros, held in Bucharest, after delivering a performance as technically impressive as it was emotionally resonant. Their cocktail, Orígenes, told a story as rich and layered as the rum it honoured.
Orígenes
– 50 ml Havana Club 7Años
– 20 ml Caramelized Banana Honey Syrup
– 20 ml Cocoa & Tonka Bean Vermouth
– 10 ml Fresh Lime Juice
– 5 ml Sugar Syrup
– 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
The best-known expression of the leading Cuban rum brand, this light rum is aged for three years in ex-bourbon casks giving it a light straw yellow hue.
This Cuban rum, aged for a minimum of seven years in ex-bourbon casks, is produced by a joint-venture between Pernod and state-owned Cuba Ron.
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