Drinks Cocktails Rum Cocktails Aged El Presidente 1 Review This delicious rum-based cocktail develops a smooth, deep flavor after being aged in an oak barrel for a month. By Jeffrey Morgenthaler Jeffrey Morgenthaler Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an award-winning bartender and author of two drink books: "The Bar Book" (2014) and "Drinking Distilled: A User's Manual" (2018). Before opening Pacific Standard, his bar and restaurant at Portland, Oregon's KEX Hotel, he ran the renowned beverage program at Clyde Common and the highly celebrated basement bar Pepe Le Moko. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on September 9, 2015 Rate Print Share Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Yield: 1 liter Ingredients One 1-liter oak barrel (see Note) 18 1/2 ounces gold rum, such as Flor de Caña 9 ounces dry vermouth 3 ounces Grand Marnier 2 ounces grenadine, such as Small Hand Foods from caskstore.com Ice Orange twists, for serving Directions If the barrel is new and dry inside, fill it with water and let stand until watertight, about 24 hours. Drain. Using a funnel, fill the barrel with all of the liquid ingredients. Let age, tasting a sample once a week, until the cocktail has taken on a rounded but not overly oaky flavor, about 1 month. Strain the cocktail through a coffee filter–lined funnel into a glass container and store indefinitely. To serve, pour 3 ounces into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and stir until chilled. Strain the drink into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist. Notes You can find 1-, 2-, 3- and 5-liter barrels at tuthilltown.com ($60 to $96). For barrels larger than 1 liter, multiply each aged cocktail recipe proportionately. Originally appeared: October 2012 Rate It Print