"PLUS CUBAN COCKTAIL PROGRAM IN TRINIDAD" Tour

"PLUS CUBAN COCKTAIL PROGRAM IN TRINIDAD" Tour

Trinidad – Cuba's colonial jewel. Founded in 1514 by Spanish colonizer Diego Velázquez, Trinidad was the island's third settlement and became one of Cuba's wealthiest cities thanks to the sugar trade and slave labor in the sugar mills of the nearby Valle de los Ingenios (Sugar Mill Valley). Hernán Cortés even set sail from here for Mexico, marking the beginning of new expeditions. This wealth translated into colonial palaces, cobblestone plazas, and colorful cobblestone streets, which remain almost intact today, making Trinidad the best-preserved colonial city in Cuba and one of the most authentic in the entire Caribbean. In 1988, the city and the Valle de los Ingenios (Sugar Mill Valley) were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, becoming the second Cuban site on the list, after Old Havana. Located on Cuba's southwest coast, in the province of Sancti Spíritus, Trinidad is a destination that combines history, culture, and tradition, inviting you to lose yourself among its museums, churches, and colonial houses, or simply enjoy its unique atmosphere amid the music that fills its squares.

The traditional Cuban and Trinitarian cocktail classes will be held at the Rosario bar. In all cases, the bartender will be a professional certified by the Cuban Bartenders Association. The bartender will be assisted by a translator in the guests' languages. From the three cocktails, guests will select two to be prepared.

• Introduction to the history of rum and Cuban cocktails with a guide (translator) in the guests' languages: 10 minutes. Two of these three cocktails will be prepared.

1. Preparation and explanation by the bartender of a MOJITO: An 8-ounce glass will be provided, containing aged white rum, lemon juice, sugar, mint, lemon, and soda water. Participants will then prepare their own cocktail and enjoy it. Estimated time: 20 minutes.
2. Preparation and explanation by the bartender of a basic Cuban cocktail: DAIQUIRI: 8-ounce glasses, a hand shaker or blender, ice tongs, a stirrer, lemon juice, cola, aged white rum, ice, and a lemon wedge will be provided. Participants then prepare and enjoy their own cocktail. Time: 20 minutes.
3. Preparation and explanation by the bartender of the typical drink from the city of Trinidad. CANCHANCHARA: Participants will be provided with the city's typical clay vessel, which will be given to them at the end of the class, along with cane liquor, lemon juice, honey, ice, ice tongs, and a stirrer.

Minimum number of persons in class: 2 persons. Estimated class time: 50 minutes.

Services included in the excursion:

• Professional bartender endorsed by the Cuban Bartenders Association.
• Guide (translator) in the client's language.
• Two of the three cocktails included in the class will be prepared, at the client's choice.

Services not included in the excursion:

• Extra meals and drinks.
• Visits and entrance fees not described in the program.
• Tips.