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Old Cuban（オールド・キューバン）

Old Cuban served in a champagne flute glass
オールド・キューバン · 2001Champagne flute · Shaken

Mojito meets champagne — Audrey Saunders's toast to Havana.

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01Recipe

Recommended recipe

House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.

Ingredients and measures
IngredientMeasure
Mint Leaves0.75 pcs
Aged Rum45 ml
Lime Juice22.5 ml
Sugar Syrup30 ml
Angostura Bitters2 dashes
Brut champagne or prosecco60 ml

Total volume (pre-dilution)

  1. 01

    Pour all ingredients into cocktail shaker except the wine, shake well with ice, strain into chilled elegant cocktail glass.

  2. 02

    Top up with the sparkling wine.

Garnish — Garnish with mint springs.

02Taste profile

Sweetness
60Strong
Sourness*
90Intense
Bitterness
25Light
Fruitiness
45Moderate
Herbal*
30Light
Alcohol
55Moderate
Crisp
60Strong

Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.

03History

Saunders folded a mojito into a flute: mint and lime muddled, gold rum shaken, champagne floated. It made Pegu's list and then the IBA's — the fastest modern classic ascent on record.

Use real champagne or cava; prosecco is too sweet for the mint.

Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Pegu Club, NYC

04Recipe versions

Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.

Total volume (pre-dilution)
  • Pegu Club, NYC

    Pegu Club, NYC

    Audrey Saunders · 2001 · Bar · unverified

    • Aged Rum60 ml
    • Lime Juice22 ml
    • simple syrup15 ml
    • Angostura2 dashe
    • Champagne60 ml

    Shake first five, strain into a flute, top champagne.

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