Cocktails

Question 1

Mango Martini (After dinner cocktail) $10

Answer 1

Reyka, Mango Rum, Mango Puree, Lumie Juice, Simple Syrup

Question 2

Sour Relations $11

Answer 2

Russian standard vodka, red falernum syrup (spiced almond and citrus syrup from Caribbean), lime juice, egg white, club soda. Our play on the diplomatic relations during the Cuban missile crisis. Russian vodka, Caribbean syrup, red pomegranate seeds and fleur de Jamaica, prickly club soda. Shaken.

Question 3

Batista’s Demise $12

Answer 3

Bulkier Bourbon, house made apple liqueur, angostura bitters, spirit and spice forward. Garnish with a twist of orange and lemon. Our play on Castro’s coup and the way in which Batista’s relationship to American mafia and businesses disillusioned the Cubans. Stirred.

Question 4

Passion fruit Caipiroska $12

Answer 4

Ketel 1 vodka, passionfruit purée, muddled lime and sugar

Question 5

Salerosa $12

Answer 5

Cazadores blanco tequila, manzanilla sherry, cucumber syrup, lime juice, shaken, garnished with a Rosemary sprig

Question 6

Lime Caipirihna $13

Answer 6

Leblon cachaca, splash of lime juice, sugar, 3 lime wedges, muddled and shaken. Caipirihna means “little peasant girl.”

Question 7

Special $14

Answer 7

Vida mezcal, Battavia arrack (rum’s funky ancestor: sugarcane ferment red rice), lime juice, chili syrup, egg white, orange bitters, garnished with a smoked candied lime wheel. Shaken and strained into a martini glass.

Question 8

Caipearinha $11

Answer 8

Spiced pear infused cachaca (infused for 4 days with Bosc pears, star anise, cinnamon sticks, cloves and black peppercorns), lime juice, two lime wedges, sugar. Muddled and shaken.

Question 9

Havana punch $12

Answer 9

Captain Morgan white rum (infused with banana), pineapple juice, blood orange purée, passion fruit purée, brown sugar simple syrup, floater of Meyers rum. Shake and strained into a hurricane glass. Garnish with a pineapple frond.

Question 10

Alma Libre $10

Answer 10

Bacardi superior rum, house made cola syrup (blend of spices, tamarind, molasses and citrus), club soda, squeeze of lime, dash of angostura bitters. Stirred, Collins glass, lime. Our version of a Cuba Libre (rum, coke and lime).

Question 11

Hemingway Daquiri $12

Answer 11

Don Q Chrystal (white Puerto Rican rum), Luxardo (Marachino liquor), lime juice, fresh grapefruit juice, simple syrup. Shaken. Garnished with a lime wheel. Hemingway’s favorite Daquiri from the La Floridita hotel in Cuba.

Question 12

Dark and stormy $11

Answer 12

Goslings black seal rum, fresh lime juice, house made ginger beer, simply syrup, garnished with a lime goslings rum floater. Shaken and strained into a Pilsner glass.

Question 13

Cohiba (After dinner cocktail) $12

Answer 13

Aged Bacardi 8, Cruzan Blackstrap, vanilla-spice liqueur, dash of bitters, on the rocks

Question 14

La Almendra (After dinner cocktail) $12

Answer 14

Dewar’s 12yr, Disaronno Amaretto, orange

Question 15

Alma Libre ($10)

Answer 15

Bacardi Superior Rum, housemade cola syrup (blend of spices, tamarind, molasses, citrus), club soda, lime, angostura bitters. Stirred and finished with with a squeezed and dropped lime. Our version of a Cuba Libre (rum, coke, lime).

Question 16

Hemingway Daquiri ($12)

Answer 16

Don Q Crystal (white Puerto Rican rum), luxardo (marachino liquor), lime juice, grapefruit juice, simple syrup. Shaken and strained into a martini glass. Garnished with a lime wheel. Hemingway’s favorite Daquiri from La Floridita hotel in Cuba.

Question 17

Sangria Blanca $10/ $35

Answer 17

Chardonnay, citrus vodka, grapefruit, triple sec, brandy, simple syrup, club soda. Garnished with oranges.

Question 18

Sangria Roja $10/ $35

Answer 18

Peach Brandy spiked Cabernet, hibiscus tea, orange, black peppercorn, star anise, clove. Garnished with oranges.

Question 19

Classico $10

Answer 19

Bacardi superior, muddled mint, sugar and lime, angostura bitters. Shaken. Rocks. Topped with soda. Garnished with short sugar cane.

Question 20

Suave mojito $10

Answer 20

Bacardi Lilongwe, sugar cane simple syrup, lime, muddled mint, topped with Sprite. Garnished with tall sugar
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Question 21

El Jefe $13

Answer 21

Appleton aged rum, muddled mint, lime and sugar. Dash of angostura bitters. Topped with soda. Shaken. Short sugarcane garnish.

Question 22

Ricky Ricardo $13

Answer 22

Fresh lime, splash simple syrup, coconut, ginger beer, blue coat gin, shaken and topped with club soda. Garnished with a lime slice.