La Floridita

• Recipe by Carolina Buia and Isabel González

This drink was inspired by a cocktail at a famous Hemingway haunt in Havana.

Ingredients

1. Ice
2. 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons light rum (3 ounces)
3. 3 tablespoons sweet vermouth (1 1/2 ounces)
4. 1 tablespoon white crème de cacao (1/2 ounce)
5. 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (1/2 ounce)
6. 1 1/2 teaspoons grenadine (1/4 ounce)

Directions

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the ingredients and shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain into a chilled martini glass and serve.