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Daiquiri

Alec Guinness in ‘Our Man in Havana’ at his local bar where he drank quite a few Daiquiris.

 

Daiquiri

The Daiquiri was invented in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Instead of calling it something bland like a ‘rum sour’ it was named after a local beach, the Daiquiri.

The Classic Daiquiri

The original and simplest –

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Ingredients:
  • 2 ounces light rum
  • 1 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
  • 3/4 ounce simple syrup*
  • Garnish: lime

1 cup of sugar & 1 cup of water – heat until the sugar dissolves and the syrup is clear. 

Add the rum, lime juice and syrup to a shaker with ice. This is a classic so serve it in a classic Nick and Nora cocktail glass. Garnish with a wedge of lime. This can easily become a frozen daiquiri by making it in a blender that will slush the ice.

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Hemingway Daiquiri aka Papa Doble

Invented by Ernest Hemmingway when he lived in Havana –

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Ingredients:
  • 2 ounces light rum
  • 1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 3/4 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
  • Garnish: lime
Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into a cocktail glass and garnish with lime.Daiquiri

Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

You don’t need a slush machine for this one –

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Ingredients:
  • 2 oz dark rum
  • ¾ oz Key Lime juice
  • 1 oz simple syrup
  • A few strawberries
  • 6 ice cubes

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Add the rum, lime juice, syrup, strawberries, and ice to a blender. Mix until you get a slushy consistency. Pour into a coupe and garnish with a sprig of mint.

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Banana Daiquiri

A subtle hint of banana –

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Ingredients:
  • 2 ounces dark rum
  • 3/4  ounce banana liqueur
  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 ounce simple syrup
  • Garnish: banana slice
Add the rum, banana liqueur, lime juice and syrup into a shaker with ice. No bananas here except for the liqueur and  garnish. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a banana slice. You can easily make this a frozen banana daiquiri by making it in a blender with the addition of about a ¼ of a sliced banana.Daiquiri

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Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

Some friends returned to the city from their summer house with strawberries. I had some with Wheaties for breakfast and now a frozen strawberry daiquiri for lunch.
Frozen Strawberry DaiquiriIngredients:

• 1 ½ oz light or dark rum
• ¾ oz fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1 oz simple syrup
• A few strawberries
• 6 ice cubes
• Lime sugar for the rim of the glass
• A slice of lime for garnish

Add the rum, lime juice, syrup, and strawberries to a blender. Give it a whirl, first without ice. If it doesn’t appear thick enough add some more strawberries. Instead of whole ice cubes, it’s a good idea to crack them first. Wrap the cubes in a kitchen towel and hit them with a pan or rolling pin. Add the ice to the blender and mix it with the strawberries until you get a slushy consistency. Pour into the lime sugar rimmed glass and garnish with a slice of lime.

 

Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

  • For simple syrup, heat 1 part granulated sugar and 1 part water over low heat and stir until the mixture is clear.
  •  For the lime sugar, you need 1 teaspoon of lime zest and 2 teaspoons of sugar. Put it in a food processor and grate for minute or two. Moisten the rim of the glass with a cut lime so the lime sugar sticks. (Thank you, Martha Stewart)Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri

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Swizzle Stick Cocktails

Swizzle Stick Cocktails

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Originally from the Caribbean, swizzle sticks were used by bartenders to mix rum cocktails. It’s a stick made from the wood of a tropical tree called the Quararibea turbinate. Its branches naturally grow outward like the spokes on a wheel. You rub it quickly between your hands and it works something like a whisk.

You can get one here – Cocktail Kingdom

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If you don’t have a swizzle stick, use a long handled bar spoon.


Classic Frozen Daiquiri

Three simple ingredients and one of them should be Cuban rum but…

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Swizzle with shaved ice and pour into a cocktail glass.


Meyers’s Swizzle

This is one my father taught me.20161108_160522

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Swizzle 1st 4 ingredients with shaved ice. Pour into a cocktail glass. Add more ice and Angostura. Serve with a short straw.


Simple syrup – 1 part water / 2 parts sugar  Mix in a small pot, heat and stir until it’s clear.


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Improvise – serve in a tall glass topped with some club soda.


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