Hotel Nacional

Prep Time 3 mins
Assembly Time 2 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Description

The Hotel Nacional is a classic cocktail that was created by Will P. Taylor in the early 1900s in Havana, Cuba. It was named for the hotel in Cuba and is traditionally made with aged rum, apricot brandy, pineapple, citrus, and stone fruit bitters.

Ingredients
  • 1.5 fl oz Dark Rum
  • 1 fl oz Lime Juice
  • 0.75 fl oz Apricot Brandy
  • 0.75 fl oz Pineapple Juice
  • 2 dashes Peach Bitters
  • 1 Pineapple Slice
Method
  1. 1

    Add rum, lime juice, apricot brandy, pineapple juice, and peach bitters to a shaker.

  2. 2

    Fill shaker with cubed ice.

  3. 3

    Shake for 10-20 seconds.

  4. 4

    Using a Hawthorne and fine mesh strainer, strain into a coupe glass.

  5. 5

    Garnish with pineapple slice.

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