Daiquiri
A pure, elegant expression of rum, brightened with fresh lime and softened with a touch of simple syrup.
Base
rum
Glassware
Coupe
Flavor Profile
soursweetrefreshing
Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup
Instructions
- 1Add rum, lime juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
- 2Shake until well chilled.
- 3Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Origin & Story
Daiquiri, Cuba, late 1800s
Named after a town and beach near Santiago de Cuba, it's said to have been mixed by an American mining engineer, Jennings Cox, who ran out of gin and improvised with local rum, lime, and sugar.
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