Old Cuban
A sparkling rum-mint cocktail blending Mojito freshness with Champagne richness.
Base spirit
Rum
Style
Sparkling
Glassware
Coupe
The Old Cuban combines aged rum, mint, lime, simple syrup, and bitters, topped with Champagne for a refined hybrid between a Mojito and a French 75. Shaken with mint, it gains herbal lift and citrus brightness before the sparkling wine adds effervescence and texture. It drinks elegant and celebratory with a warm rum backbone.
Ingredients
Servings
- • 1.5 oz aged rum
- • 0.75 oz lime juice
- • 0.75 oz simple syrup
- • 6 mint leaves
- • 2 dashes Angostura
- • 2 oz Champagne
Did you know?
“Audrey Saunders created the Old Cuban in the early 2000s, and it quickly became a defining drink of the cocktail revival.”
Source:Imbibe; PunchDrink archives
Bartender's Note
Double strain to remove mint shards for a clean finish.
How to make the Old Cuban
- 1Shake all but Champagne.
- 2Fine strain into coupe.
- 3Top with Champagne.
- 4Garnish with mint.
