A Cuban sunset is cocktail made from rum and a mixture of lemonade, lime soda, guava nectar, and grenadine syrup.
The drink is made from rum and a mixture of
lime soda,
lemonade,
guava nectar, and
grenadine syrup.
[Shearer, Victoria. "The Florida Keys Cookbook: Recipes and Foodways of Paradise." pp. 3. Morris Book Publishing, Guilford, Connecticut. ] It originated in either
Havana or
Varadero
Varadero (), also referred to as ''Playa Azul'' (Blue Beach), is a resort town in the province of Matanzas Province, Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Varadero Beach was rated one of the world's best beaches in ...
as a variety of a traditional Cuban guava-based drink. In Cuba, the drink is commonly served (along with either a
Cubata or
Mojito) as a pre-dinner drink. The Cuban variety of the cocktail commonly uses extra guava nectar in place of grenadine syrup, and the drink normally contains
Havana Club rum.
Outside of Cuba, many recipes call for the use of
Bacardi White Rum.
See also
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List of cocktails
A cocktail is a mixed drink typically made with a distilled liquor (such as arrack, brandy, cachaça, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, or whiskey) as its base ingredient that is then mixed with other ingredients or garnishments. Sweetened liqueurs, w ...
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References
Cocktails with rum
Cocktails with lemonade
Cocktails with fruit juice
Cocktails with grenadine
Tiki drinks
Bubbly cocktails
Sweet cocktails
Cuban cocktails
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