Though wine lovers may associate “Obispo” with California’s San Luis Obispo, it’s also the name of one of the most famous streets in Havana, where bishops resided in centuries past. The pink cocktail called the Obispo de Cuba was one of many discovered by Charles H. Baker Jr., a writer and bon vivant noted for drinking his way around the world during the 1930s and ’40s. Yet, the little-known drink, also called the Cuban Bishop, doesn’t appear in any of his books.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces gold rum
- ½ ounce lime juice
- ½ ounce simple syrup (equal parts raw sugar dissolved in hot water)
- ½ ounce red wine
Directions
Combine all ingredients in cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well, and strain into chilled coupe glass.
