CLASSIC · HAVANA CLUB AÑEJO 3 AÑOS CUBAN RUM

Hotel Nacional Special

Name: Hotel Nacional Special
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Havana Club Añejo 3 Años Cuban rum; 5 ml Rhum Clément Blanc agricole; 15 ml Apricot liqueur; 22.5 ml Pineapple juice (fresh or cold-pressed); 15 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Rich sugar syrup (2:1); Daiquiri bitters; Saline solution (20%); Pineapple or lime wedge

Born in 1930s Havana at the legendary Hotel Nacional de Cuba, this elegant cousin of the Daiquiri layers aged rum and rhum agricole with pineapple juice, apricot liqueur, and a whisper of lime for a cocktail that's at once tropical and refined.

Ingredients

Havana Club Añejo 3 Años Cuban rum50 ml

Rhum Clément Blanc agricole5 ml

Apricot liqueur15 ml

Pineapple juice (fresh or cold-pressed)22.5 ml

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)15 ml

Rich sugar syrup (2:1)7.5 ml

Daiquiri bitters

Saline solution (20%)

Pineapple or lime wedge

Glassware

Coupe glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Apricot · Caramel · Lime · Oak · Pineapple · Vanilla

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Pre-chill a coupe glass with ice water and set aside.
2
Prepare a pineapple or lime wedge for garnish.
3
Combine all measured liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker.
4
Add 3 drops of saline solution and 3 drops of Daiquiri bitters directly into the shaker.
5
Fill the shaker with cubed ice and shake vigorously for 12–15 seconds until well chilled.
6
Discard the ice water from the coupe glass.
7
Fine-strain the cocktail through a Hawthorne strainer and fine mesh strainer into the chilled coupe.
8
Garnish with a pineapple or lime wedge on the rim and serve immediately.

From the Bartender

The split base of Cuban molasses rum and rhum agricole is the quiet secret of this drink - the agricole adds a grassy, vegetal lift that cuts through the sweetness of the apricot and pineapple, giving the cocktail its characteristic elegance over simple fruity richness.

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