Classic Cocktails · Rum Cocktails
Hemingway Special
A tart, bone-dry Daiquiri created for a writer who avoided sugar.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Havana, Cuba
- Period
- 1930s
- Creator
- Constantino Ribalaigua
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- White rum60 ml
- Fresh grapefruit juice40 ml
- Maraschino liqueur15 ml
- Fresh lime juice15 ml
- Glass
- Chilled coupe
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- None
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill the coupe.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the coupe.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Grapefruit, cherry pit
- Finish
- Dry and tart
- Character
- Bracing dry daiquiri
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created at El Floridita in Havana for Ernest Hemingway, a regular in the 1930s. Bartender Constantino Ribalaigua added grapefruit and maraschino and left out sugar.
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