Hotel Nacional Cocktail

Why we love the Hotel Nacional cocktail

Since we just made a Charlie Chaplin cocktail with our apricot brandy, I felt like it was only natural to keep the theme going, so we tried the Hotel Nacional cocktail.

It’s refreshing and sweet, just like a day at the beach in Cuba (at least I assume, since we probably won’t be going anytime soon). Joke’s aside, it actually reminded me of a light piña colada, and I think you should definitely try it.

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Ingredients & substitutions

• White rum – You can substitute dark rum or even split the difference and use half white and half dark. I wouldn’t recommend spiced, but if that’s your thing, go for it.
• Simple syrup – If you don’t have simple syrup, agave nectar would work, or you could simply skip it, if you prefer a drier cocktail.
• Apricot brandy – If you do not have this ingredient, try using amaretto which is made from part apricot kernels, so it should have a mimic the flavor relatively well, or you could try maraschino liqueur (we used that in the last word cocktail).
• Pineapple juice
• Lime juice – if you’re out of lime juice, feel free to use extra pineapple juice or substitute lemon juice.

How to make the hotel nacional de cuba signature cocktail

Shake the cocktail. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and the cocktail ingredients. Cover and shake until your drink is nice and cold.

Garnish and serve. Strain the cocktail into a glass. We served this cocktail over a large ice cube, but this cocktail is traditionally served straight up. Garnish with a pineapple slice and some fresh pineapple leaves.

More rum cocktail recipes you will love

• Kiwi caipirinha
• Peach mojito
• Dirty banana cocktail
• Polynesian pearl diver

More tropical recipes you should try

• Blue motorcycle cocktail
• Pina colada with coconut milk
• Tipsy mermaid
• Jungle bird cocktail

Hotel Nacional Cocktail

By: Melissa Belanger

The Hotel Nacional cocktail is the signature cocktail of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. This vintage cuban cocktail is a variation of a daiquiri, made with apricot brandy and pineapple juice to add subtle, sweet tropical flavors. 

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Total Time: 5 minutes mins

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Ingredients 

• 1 ½ ounces white rum
• ½ ounce apricot brandy
• 1 ½ ounce pineapple juice
• ½ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce simple syrup
• For garnish: pineapple slice, pineapple leaf

Instructions 

• Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. 
• Shake until cold and strain into a cocktail glass.
• garnish with a pineapple slice and leaf before serving..

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Nutrition Information

Calories: 217kcal (11%), Carbohydrates: 17g (6%), Protein: 0.2g, Fat: 0.1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g, Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g, Sodium: 9mg, Potassium: 81mg (2%), Fiber: 0.1g, Sugar: 15g (17%), Vitamin A: 9IU, Vitamin C: 9mg (11%), Calcium: 9mg (1%), Iron: 1mg (6%)