Daiquiri No. 1
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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 lime wedge.
Method
- 3 SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- 4 FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish
- 5 Garnish with lime wedge.
Flavour profile
19.6% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 165 calories
History
For an enhanced Daiquiri, use two 5ml measuring spoons of powdered sugar (finely ground caster sugar) instead of 10ml of sugar syrup. To ensure the sugar dissolves completely, stir it with the lime juice at the bottom of the shaker before adding the rum and ice for shaking. This 6:2:1 ratio (6 parts rum, 2 parts lime, 1 part sugar) Daiquiri recipe emerged from an afternoon of experimentation with five of the UK's most respected bartenders in 2010. It has a slightly more pronounced citrus character, making it suitable for a rum with a fuller flavor profile compared to the 10:3:2 Daiquiri formula, which is designed for a charcoal-filtered, lightly aged rum.
The Daiquiri's story begins in Santiago de Cuba, around 1898. It is said that an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox, while stationed in Cuba at the time, invented the drink. He was entertaining guests and ran out of gin, so he improvised with the ingredients at hand: rum, lime, and sugar. The drink was named after a nearby beach, Daiquiri. The original recipe called for two teaspoons of sugar, the juice of one lime, and two ounces of Bacardi rum. The drink quickly gained popularity amongst American sailors and tourists who visited Cuba. The Daiquiri was first introduced to the United States in 1909, but it was not until the 1920s, with the rise of Prohibition, that it truly gained widespread fame. Many Americans traveled to Cuba to drink legally, and the Daiquiri became a staple in many American bars. The drink's popularity continued to grow throughout the mid-20th century, becoming a classic cocktail enjoyed around the world.