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Stirred · Coupe

John Escalante, Manual del Cantinero, Havana (1915)

Malecon cocktail recipe

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What goes in it

Method · Stirred

  1. 1Stir everything with ice until well chilled.
  2. 2Strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with a strawberry.
Glass
Coupe
Ice
Up
Garnish
Strawberry

Prep ahead

House prep

Simple Syrup (1:1)

Yield
Example batch: 500 g sugar, 500 g water
Keeps
1 month
Storage
Refrigerated

Ingredients

  • 1 partwhite sugar (by weight)
  • 1 partboiling water (by weight)

Method

  1. 1Weigh equal parts sugar and boiling water from the hot water kettle. Stir well until the sugar dissolves. Let cool down and bottle. Label the bottle. Refrigerate.

About the Malecon

Malecon is a Manhattan-style cocktail made with cognac, bianco vermouth and simple syrup (1:1), created by John Escalante in 1915.

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