Daiquiri cocktail

A Daiquiri cocktail is a refreshing, zesty drink made from rum, a citrus (lime usually) and sugar.

There is a whole family of variations of the Daiquiri recipe as it has remained a popular cocktail for over 100 years.

It has origins in the 18th century as The British Royal Navy gave rations for a drink called grog, which was similar to the ingredients of a Daiquiri cocktail – as the Vitamin C helped prevent the sailors from contracting scurvy!

It is said that Hemingway drank his daiquiris by the double earning the nickname "Papa Doble" with a record of 16 doubles in one sitting. Don't try that please!

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  • Type: Cocktail

Equipment

  • Cocktail glass

Ingredients

  • 50 ml rum
  • 25 ml lime juice
  • 12.5 ml sugar syrup
  • ice cubes
  • 1 slice of lime

Instructions

  1. Add the rum, lime juice, sugar syrup, and the ice cubes  to a cocktail shaker.
  2. With the lid on, shake well until the shaker is cold to the touch.
  3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
  4. Garnish with a slice of lime.
The Daiquiri was one of the favourite drinks of writer Ernest Hemingway and president John F. Kennedy.
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