"malecon cocktail" news and stories

The Malecón is the famed avenue stretching for more than four miles along the seawall in Havana, Cuba's capital. Our hometown of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, also has a Malecón that goes for a little over three miles along the sea. Malecón is Spanish for a dike, embankment, levy or jetty. Both La Paz and Havana's Malecóns inspire poetry, art and song... and cocktails.

Bartender Erik Lorincz of the Connaught Hotel experienced the laughter and community along the Malecón in Cuba during his visit and came back to his home in London to submit a recipe for a cocktail competition called the Bacardi Legacy. Even though Bacardi is no longer produced in Cuba, Erik tried to capture what he felt along Havana's Malecón in his drink... simplicity, joy, life's sweetness balanced by a touch of bitterness. His recipe was chosen as one of the top three winners.

Find the recipe for the Malecón Cocktail after the jump.