El Presidente

El Presidente - This classy cocktail earned its acclaim in Havana during the 1920s through the 1940s during the American Prohibition. It quickly became the preferred drink of the Cuban upper class.

There are two rival stories of who the cocktail is named after. One is Mario García Menocal, President from 1913-1921. The other is Gerardo Machado, who was a General and also President from 1925-1933. Being a El Presidente in Cuba during that era was a dubious distinction that typified the Banana Republic stereotype. Cocktails were probably required to steel their nerves ;-)

There are also multiple claims as to the invention of the cocktail. One story is that it was American bartender Eddie Woelke, who named it after Gen. Menochal after moving to Havana. Another claim is that it was invented as early as 1915 in Cuba, 5 years before Woelke stepped foot on the Malecón in 1920.[5] This premise if true is even further debated, as either being invented at the Vista Alegre (a Havana establishment frequented by Americans), or by Pres. Menocal himself. Regardless… this one is TASTY! Salut!

Add all of the ingredients to a cocktail shaker of cracked and cubed ice:

• 1/2 teaspoon of grenadine syrup

• .75 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth

• .5 oz Maison Ferrand Dry Curaçao

• 1.5 oz Havana Club 7 Year old Rum

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