# El Presidente

An elegant Cuban rum aperitif balancing sweet blanc vermouth with precise accents of orange curaçao and grenadine.

Strength: 27% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 45 ml [Cuban white rum](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cuban-white-rum.md)
- 45 ml [Blanc vermouth](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/blanc-vermouth.md)
- 5 ml [Orange curaçao](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/orange-curacao.md)
- 5 ml [Grenadine](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/grenadine.md)

## Glassware

Coupe glass

## Garnish

- Orange twist — Express the peel oils over the drink.
- Maraschino cherry

## Method

1. Stir all the ingredients with ice until well chilled.
2. Strain into a chilled coupe glass.

## Related drinks

- [Mojito](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mojito.md): Cuba's defining mint highball keeps white rum, lime, sugar, soda, and whole fresh leaves in a cold, fragrant, sparkling balance.
- [Daiquiri](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/daiquiri.md): A crisp Cuban rum sour balancing fresh lime with fine sugar.
- [Mary Pickford](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/mary-pickford.md): A tropical rum cocktail balancing sweet pineapple with dry maraschino and a touch of grenadine.
- [Cuba Libre](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/cuba-libre.md): Fresh lime turns a rum and cola into a brighter, drier highball, sharpening the cane spirit and cola spice instead of merely decorating them.
- [Parisian Dispatch](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/parisian-dispatch.md): Sother Teague turns blanc vermouth, absinthe, orgeat, and soda into a pale, mint-crowned highball that is long, aromatic, and genuinely low proof.
- [Beachcomber](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/beachcomber.md): A compact white-rum sour where lime and dry orange liqueur meet enough maraschino to turn a Daiquiri outline floral, nutty, and faintly bitter.
- [Knickerbocker](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/knickerbocker.md): A nineteenth-century rum punch balances aged rum, orange curaçao, raspberry, and lime over fine ice.
- [Polar Bear](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/polar-bear.md): A cool, savoury mezcal cocktail pairing floral blanc vermouth with mint and celery spice.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/el-presidente
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/el-presidente-a878b14d.webp
- Recipe source: https://www.spiritsanddistilling.com/dictionary/acref-9780199311132-e-306