My great-aunt K. used to call daiquiries “dairy queries”. Especially after she had enjoyed several frozen glassfuls. The daiquiries of my newly-turned-21-youth consisted of a blended, super-sweetened lime concoction, more similar to a boozy milkshake than the true cocktail it was meant to be.
The original Daiquiri came from Cuba in the late 1800’s as a simple light rum, lime juice and sugar syrup drink. Limes used in the early drinks were key limes. That’s all that was grown and available in the Caribbean, which made the cocktail slightly tart. According to legend, Ernest Hemingway was at Havana’s El Floridita bar on one of his visits in the 1930’s. A bartender was setting up a round of daiquiries, of which Hemingway didn’t pass up. He thought they were slightly sweet, and needed more rum. (Hemingway was a diabetic, but his drinking exploits are legendary also.) The recipe below is Hemingway Rum Company’s homage to the original Cuban recipe. Enjoy!
PrintHemingway Daiquiri Cocktail
Light, limey and grapefruit fully refreshing! Enjoy a classic daiquiri the way Ernest Hemingway would have!
Ingredients
1–3/4 ounce light or blonde rum
3/4 ounce lime juice
1/2 ounce grapefruit juice
1 tsp. Maraschino liqueur
1 tsp. simple syrup*
Instructions
Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled 1/2 way with crushed ice. Shake for 15-20 seconds. Strain into a stemmed glass (preferably a Coupe glass) filled 1/2 with additional crushed ice.
Notes
*If you want to truly drink this like Hemingway did, leave the simple syrup out and double the rum!
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