Hotel Nacional Punch Royale

Serves 6

In a punch container, add the following ingredients:

• 12 oz White Rum

• 1 ½ oz Apricot Liqueur

• 3 oz Simple Syrup

• 6 oz Pineapple Juice

• 3 oz Lime Juice

Chill until ready to serve with several large ice cubes. Top with 6 oz sparkling wine and garnish with lime wheels and mint leaves.

Recommended Ingredients

• White Rum: Plantation 3 Star, Probitas, Flor de Cana 4 Yr Extra Seco

• Apricot Liqueur: Combier Liqueur d'Apricot, Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot, Giffard Liqueur d'Abricot

El Floridita Daiquiri No.1

In a shaker tin, add the following ingredients with ice:

-2 oz White Rum

-3/4 oz Lime Juice

-1/4 oz Maraschino Liqueur

-1/4 oz Simple Syrup

Shake 10-15 seconds and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lime wheel and maraschino cherry.

Recommended Ingredients

• White Rum: Plantation 3 Star, Probitas, Flor de Cana 4 Yr Extra Seco

• Maraschino Liqueur: Luxardo, Maraska

• Maraschino Cherries: Luxardo, Filthy Black Cherries, Fabbri Amarena

Mojito

In a highball glass, place 10-12 mint leaves in the bottom. Gently press the leaves 2-3 times with muddler then add the following ingredients.

• 2 oz White Rum

• 1 oz Lime Juice

• ½ oz Simple Syrup

• Add a little club soda and ice

• Top with more club soda

Garnish with a mint bouquet and place straw near mint.

Recommended Ingredients

• White Rum: Plantation 3 Star, Probitas, Flor de Cana 4 Yr Extra Seco

El Presidente

In a mixing glass with ice, add the following ingredients:

• 1 ½ oz White Rum

• 1 oz Blanc Vermouth

• ½ oz Dry Curacao

• ¼ oz Grenadine

• 3 drops Orange Flower Water

Stir 30-45 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with an orange twist.

Recommended Ingredients

• White Rum: Plantation 3 Star, Probitas, Flor de Cana 4 Yr Extra Seco

• Blanc Vermouth: Dolin

• Dry Curacao: Pierre Ferrand, Clement Orange Shrubb, Hamilton Petite Shrubb

Other Items of Interest

Tools: Here are some items we have used in our class and in our own home bars that might be useful for you to make these drinks at home.

• Art of Craft Shaking & Stirring Set

• Barfly Basics Cocktail Set

• Barfly Boston Shaker

• Barfly Hawthorne Strainer

• Barfly Fine Mesh Strainer

• Jupiter Fortessa Mixing Glass

• Barfly Japanese Jigger

• Barfly Japanese Bar Spoon

• Barfly Julep Strainer

• Barfly Bitters Bottles

Books: Here are some books that inspired our love for Cuban cocktails and drinking culture.

• Ravi DeRossi, Jane Danger, & Alla Lapushchik, Cuban Cocktails: 100 Classic and Modern Drinks (2015)

• Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails, Revised and Updated Edition (2018)

• Matt Pietrek & Carrie Smith, Modern Caribbean Rum: A Contemporary Reference to the Region's Essential Spirit (2022)