El Presidente

El Presidente

• Type
  Cocktail
• Primary alcohol by volume
  Rum
• Served
  Straight up
• Standard garnish
  Twist of orange peel, optional cherry
• Standard drinkware
  Cocktail glass
• Commonly used ingredients
  One part white rum
  One part blanc vermouth
  One teaspoon curaçao
  Half teaspoon grenadine or pomegranate syrup
• Preparation
  Stir well with ice, then strain into glass.
  Garnish and serve.

The el presidente cocktail is a Cuban alcoholic drink made of rum, orange curaçao, vermouth, and grenadine.

The original recipe calls for blanc vermouth.

While variations are made using other orange liqueurs than curaçao, the drink is traditionally meant to be red in color, so blue curaçao should not be used.

The red comes from red curaçao, or when paler colors are used, from the grenadine.

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