My Legacy

The Bacardi Legacy Cocktail Competition has come round again… this time as a self confessed Bacardi convert, I have entered a cocktail to be considered, tried, tested marketed and scrutinised as a new classic cocktail.

The competition is a year long program to develop the ‘three most promising’ cocktails into marketable machines that will hopefully become the new ‘must serve’ cocktail to sit alongside such dynastic favourites as the Daiquiri, the Cuba Libre and the Mojito…

The current finalists or ‘three most promising’ are Ago Perrone with his Mulata Daisy, Sam Dean with his Amalie and Marcis Dzelzainis with his Amandine; these cocktails are three from two hundred and fifty and have been showcased all over the world by their respective creators. Ago, Sam and Marcis have also been to Miami, Puerto Rico, New York and New Orleans as part of the ‘three most promising’ team, which with some hard work maybe I can visit this year.

My Bacardi Legacy cocktail is named El Coco, in rememberance of the palm tree that grew outside Bacardi HQ in Cuba as symbol of their heritage on the island.

EL COCO

60ml Bacardi Superior
25ml Pago Banana Nectar
10ml Caramel Syrup
Bsp Passion Fruit Puree
Dash Angostura Orange Bitters

Served in Fluted Cocktail glass
No Garnish

Add all ingredients to Parisian style Shaker with double frozen ice blocks and shake for around 15-20 seconds.
Double strain (UK) or strain into chilled glass. No garnish neccesary.