Bodeguita del medio La Complaciente" in Empedrado Street, in the old Havana district. He renamed the place Casa Martínez. Angel Martínez sold typical Cuban products and, from time to time, served dinner to the regulars. But mainly, the people who were found at the Casa Martínez, were there to have a drink with their friends, and savor a brand new cocktail called Mojito, made with rum, mint, sugar, lemon and club soda. In 1949, the cook Silvia Torres aka “la china” prepared the food. Very quickly, the Casa Martínez became the centre of Havana’s cultural effervescence. Attracted by the bohemian charm of the
Rum Collins Rum Collins A Rum Collins is a cocktail based on the Tom Collins substituting a light rum for the gin. 2oz light rum, Juice of one lime, 1 teaspoon powdered sugar, Carbonated water, Lemon slice, Cocktail cherry, Ice cubes. Shake the rum, lime juice and sugar and pour into a Collins glass over ice. Fill glass with carbonated water, garnish with lemon and cherry and serve. James Bond was served a Rum Collins by Largo in the film "Thunderball" (1965). Hope Holiday asks for a Rum Collins in the film "The Apartment" (1960). Katherine March (Joan Bennett) orders one in