El Presidente recipe

White Rum

All Rum is made from fermenting and then distilling sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice, but White Rum has an ageing process that makes the liquor clear.

Rum is usually aged, and the container it’s aged in has a big say in its colour.

In bourbon or other wooden casks, the rum turns a dark brown colour, but in stainless steel tanks it stays colourless. Rum that’s been aged in wood can also be filtered to take the colour out.

White Rum is clear because it’s aged in stainless steel, or filtered after ageing.

Pretty cool, huh?

For White Rum, we recommend:

Vermouth

Vermouth is an aromatic fortified wine that’s flavoured with various botanicals and is sometimes coloured.

Traditionally, Vermouth was used for medicinal purposes (we’ve heard that one before, am I right guys?) but was later served as an aperitif in fashionable Turin cafes in the mid to late 18th century.

By the 19th century, it’d become popular with bartenders in the creation of fancy cocktails such as the Martini, the Manhattan and the Rob Roy, and later the Negroni.

Cointreau

Cointreau is an orange-flavoured Triple Sec liqueur.

Cointreau was first sold in 1875 and has become a well-established popular brand ever since, selling around 13 million bottles a year in 150 different countries.

Grenadine

Grenadine is a non-alcoholic bar syrup that’s traditionally used to give a cocktail a red or pink tint and is made from pomegranate.

Cocktails with Grenadine

• Rolling Thunder
• Geez Louise
• Red Apple
• Honolulu Hammer
• Ace
• Ringo
• Passionate Kiss
• Bahama Mama

Cocktail Shaker

Cocktail shakers improve the taste of cocktails. It’s a fact.

There’s a reason that famed British spy James Bond says “shaken, not stirred”. And that reason is: because it tastes better.

If you don’t already have a cocktail shaker set, you might want to check out our detailed cocktail shaker comparison.

But to cut a long story short, here’s the cocktail shaker we recommend:

Cocktail Glass

This cocktail recipe tastes great, but let’s make it look great too.

Having the right glass for the right cocktail always makes the experience more enjoyable in my experience.

And the right glass is a cocktail glass.

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