Daiquiri
The Daiquiri is a citrusy sour made with White Rum, Lime Juice and Simple Syrup. It is shaken and served in a cocktail glass, about 20% ABV.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Cocktail glass
- Served
- Martini
- Strength
- About 20% ABV
- Family
- Sour
- Flavour
- Citrus
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 60mlWhite Rum
- 20mlLime Juice
- 10mlSimple Syrup
How to make it
- Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.
About the Daiquiri
Named after Daiquirí, an iron-mining town near Santiago de Cuba, where American engineers mixed the local rum with lime and sugar around 1900. Ernest Hemingway and JFK were both fans.
Missing something?
- No White Rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
- No White Rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lime (Squeeze fresh: 1 lime gives about 25 ml)
- No Lime Juice? Use Lemon Juice (Softer, different aroma)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Rich Simple Syrup (More concentrated, so use less)
- No Simple Syrup? Use Sugar (1 tsp sugar is about 7.5 ml syrup; stir until dissolved)
All swaps for White Rum, Lime Juice and Simple Syrup
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