Classic Cocktails · Rum Cocktails
Daiquiri
Simple to list, difficult to master: the Daiquiri is the test of a bartender's sense of balance.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Cuba
- Period
- c. 1900
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- White rum60 ml
- Fresh lime juice20 ml
- Simple syrup15 ml
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- None (served up)
- Garnish
- Lime wheel (optional)
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Prep time
- 3 min
Method
- 01
Chill a coupe glass.
- 02
Add rum, lime juice and syrup to a shaker.
- 03
Fill with ice and shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the chilled coupe.
- 05
Garnish with a lime wheel if desired.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Fresh lime, cane sugar
- Finish
- Crisp and clean
- Character
- Bright and precise
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Named after the beach and iron mines of Daiquirí near Santiago de Cuba. It became internationally famous through bars such as El Floridita in Havana.
Disputed or unverified
American mining engineer Jennings Cox is commonly credited as its inventor; rum, lime and sugar were combined locally long before.
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