# The best Cuban cocktails

Cuba's classic cocktails, almost all made with rum, according to Cubahora, DimeCuba and Barceló: from the mambí canchánchara to the classics of El Floridita and La Bodeguita.

- 71 votes · 11 items
- Feb 26, 2024 · Renzo Mendoza Castillo
- https://even.best/en/l/866/the-best-cuban-cocktails

## Top 10

1. **Mojito** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — White rum, mint, lime, sugar and soda; associated with La Bodeguita del Medio.
2. **Daiquiri** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Rum, lime and sugar with crushed ice, Hemingway's favourite at El Floridita.
3. **Cuba libre** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Rum, cola and lime, born around 1900 after the War of Independence.
4. **Presidente** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Rum, vermouth, curaçao and grenadine, dedicated to President Menocal in the 1920s.
5. **Mary Pickford** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Rum, pineapple, grenadine and maraschino, created in Havana for the actress.
6. **Ron Collins** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — The Tom Collins made with Cuban rum.
7. **Canchánchara** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Aguardiente, honey and lime in a clay cup, the drink of the mambí fighters of Trinidad.
8. **Cubanito** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The Cuban Bloody Mary, with white rum and tomato juice.
9. **Havana Especial** (2 · ▲5 ▼3) — Rum, pineapple and maraschino, a Havana bar classic.
10. **Saoco** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Rum with coconut water served in the coconut.
11. **Isla de Pinos** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Rum, grapefruit and grenadine, named after today's Isle of Youth.

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