Hotel Nacional

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Coupe
Created: Will P. Taylor, 1935, Hotel Nacional
Uploaded by: @alex

Ingredients

11⁄2 oz
rum
1⁄4 oz
apricot liqueur
3⁄4 oz
pineapple juice
1⁄2 oz
lime juice
1⁄4 oz
simple syrup
1
lime wheel as garnish

Shake it Up

  1. Shake all ingredients over ice
  2. Strain into chilled coupe
  3. Garnish with lime wheel

Background & History

Created at and named after the Hotel Nacional de Cuba in Havana, Cuba. Also known as the Hotel Nacional Special. The recipe has changed a bit over the years. The rum used can be white, aged, or a split base of both. Some recipes up the apricot liqueur and some skip the simple syrup.

Notes & Review

Nice, smooth, and tropical, this is a good cocktail to start the night (or afternoon). Daiquiri vibes but with lots of apricot on the nose and a bit fruitier. Probably not the most memorable of cocktails, but still tasty and easy to drink. We used Flor de Caña white rum (and Giffard apricot liqueur), but could see many rum/rhum combinations working well here.

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