el presidente (palomar)

1 1/2 oz Coruba Rum
1 oz Amaro Pasubio
1/2 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth
1/4 oz Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao

Stir with ice, strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with an orange twist.Two Thursdays ago, I returned to the online recipe flashcard site for Palomar in Portland, Oregon. There, I was lured in by the El Presidente variation that is on their current menu; it was described in an August 2023 Instagram post as "A modern take on a Cuban classic." Indeed, it was closer to Constantino Ribalaigua Vert's 1939 El Presidente at the Floradita Bar with sweet vermouth than to his better known 1937 El Presidente with Chambéry vermouth and grenadine. In the glass, their El Presidente riff launched off with orange, dark rum, molasses, and blueberry aromas. Next, grape with hints of blueberry on the sip sailed into dark rum, blueberry, and orange flavors on the swallow.