Bacardi
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Ingredients
How to make
Serve in a coupe glass
Prepare
- 1 Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- 2 Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 Garnish with maraschino cherry.
Flavour profile
20.2% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 166 calories
History
This classic salmon-pink cocktail perfectly balances light rum with the tartness of lime juice and the sweetness of pomegranate syrup.
The Bacardi Cocktail emerged in Cuba in 1917 and saw its popularity surge with the growth of cocktail culture in the USA following Prohibition. Its fame grew to such an extent that it became commonly known simply as 'the Bacardi'. Two distinct theories exist regarding the original ingredients. One suggests it was essentially a Daiquiri made with Bacardi rum, with the grenadine version originating in New York after Prohibition. The other theory posits that grenadine was part of the original recipe, especially since the earliest known Daiquiri recipe used Bacardi rum, making grenadine the key differentiator. However, the prevalence of vintage cocktail books that list a Bacardi Cocktail without grenadine lends credence to the idea that grenadine was a later addition. Similar to the Daiquiri, the Bacardi Cocktail was sometimes served frozen. Recalling the iced preparation, Jack Doyle, formerly a barman at Sloppy Joe's in Key West and later a barman for Bacardi Imports Inc. in New York, stated, "The secret to the iced version was to shake the flaked iced until it looked like sherbet." This technique was referred to as frappé. As the Bacardi Cocktail's popularity escalated, certain establishments began to deviate from using Bacardi rum as the primary ingredient. This prompted the Bacardi Company, in 1936, to initiate legal action against the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel and the Wivel Restaurant, located on New York's West Fifty-Fourth Street. The lawsuit aimed to ensure that customers requesting "Bacardi" by name would indeed receive Bacardi Rum, thereby safeguarding the company's trademark. Bacardi's legal challenge in New York's Supreme Court centered on the argument that their rum was unique. Bacardi family members traveled from Cuba to New York to serve as witnesses. Even Enrique Schueg, the third President of the Bacardi Company, testified. When Justice Walsh inquired, "Well, how is this Bacardi Rum of yours made?" Schueg responded, "Oh! That is my secret." Nevertheless, following deliberations, Justice John L. Walsh declared that "Bacardi Rum is unique and uncopyable" and ruled that, by law, a Bacardi Cocktail must be prepared using rum produced by the Compania Ron Bacardi.