One of the icon drink of the 50s. In the era of strawberry and mango Daiquiris we need to revive the essence of this drink.
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Ingredients
- 3 oz Rum
- 1 oz lime juice
- 1 oz of simple syrup
Directions
- Fill a shaker with ice.
- Add all the ingredients and shake.
- Serve in a well chilled cocktail glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Tips
- There are also variations on this drink:
- Daiquiri Floridita: with maraschino liqueur, created by Constantino Ribalaigua Vert at El Floridita
- Papa Doble: double the proportion of rum, named for Ernest Hemingway
- Hemingway Special: leave out the sugar, add a splash of grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur. Sometimes Hemingway Special and Papa Doble’s recipe is mixed together.
- The Champ Sampson: Triple the Dark Rum…aka Heavy on the handle. Often Ordered in Colorado and sometimes referred to as a “Landlocked Dax.”