Cuban Cocktails: Over 50 Mojitos, Daiquiris and Other Refreshers from Havana

2016 | Food & Drink

Bring some Cuban spirit to your fiesta with over 50 cocktail recipes. Choose from a sophisticated El Presidente, a thirst-quenching Cuba Libre, a classic Mojito or a Hemingway Daiquiri. Salud! Why did so many of the worlds' most iconic, innovative and intoxicating drinks originate in Cuba? The answer has a lot to do with the quality of the rum and the inventiveness of local bartenders. Get your own fiesta started with these Cuba-inspired cocktails. Start simple with a Cuba Libra and move on to mixing an Anejo Highball, a Cuban Rose or a Hemingway Daiquiri. Featuring all the modern classics such as Mojitos and Frozen Daiquiris, and revisiting some all-too-often overlooked drinks such as the El Presidente and Ron Collins, you'll find every recipe here, plus some tasty ideas for bar bites from the cantina to serve alongside them. So come cocktail o'clock and whether you find yourself in downtown Havana or at home, you'll be able to mix 'em, muddle 'em and shake 'em like a cuban pro!

Ryland Peters & Small (Author)