[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Blog Post Section” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Intro + Post Nav” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||30px||false|false” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”After sitting down with The visionaries behind StrangeLove Cocktail” _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
After sitting down with Lucy Beard, the co-owner and founder of Hope Distillery, we learnt how their new bar, StrangeLove Cocktail Lounge, is now one of the very few bars in the world located in a working distillery. You can read our full interview with Lucy and find out more about Hope on Hopkins Street and the cocktail bar above the working distillery floor.<\/p>\n
We asked Derrick “Decks”, the resident bartender, if he wouldn\u2019t mind sharing a recipe that we could all try at home. He presented us with a little-known, but classic cocktail that packs a punch and is sure to impress anyone who tries it!<\/p>\n
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Hailing from the early 1900s in Cuba, the El Presidente’s exact origin is one of speculation. Some stories go that the cocktail was named after President Mario Garcia Menocal who ran the country from 1913 to 1921, others say the cocktail was named after Gerardo Machado, president from 1925 to 1933. Another is that the cocktail was created by an American named Eddie Woelke who named it after an army general he knew in Havana.<\/p>\n
Whatever its origins, the cocktail became increasingly popular during the prohibition as Americans flocked to Cuba for the sole purpose of sipping on a cocktail (or two). As soon as they disembarked the boats and ferries, tourists were greeted by eager locals offering up cocktails and liqueurs.<\/p>\n
Although the true history of the El Presidente cocktail is a mystery, one thing we know for sure is \u2013 it\u2019s delicious!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n