Daiquiri

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Also see: Fruit Daiquiri

The Daiquiri is a cocktail comprised of Rum, Fresh Lime Luice, and Sugar.

Also Known As

• Lime Daiquiri
• Daiquiri Naturale

Preparation

Common recipe

• 50ml Light Cuban Rum
• 25ml Fresh Lime Juice
• 15ml Sugar Syrup, or the equivalent in granulated form.

Shake with ice, and then strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge, which has been cut and then placed onto the rim of the glass.

What is the first literary mention of a "Daiquiri" cocktail?

F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise, published in 1920.

Who created the Daiquiri?

(taken from Dom Costa message on the Webtender)

"History credits a gringo with creating the Daiquiri, but we dare to dispute this claim. Our guess is that Cuban residents enjoyed this cocktail long before American engineer Jennings Cox stepped onto the island. Cox was sent to Daiquiri, a small town on the east coast of Cuba, to work in the iron mines with a group of thirsty comrades. The group often enjoyed the refreshing rum and lime beverage after a hard day's work, and Mr. Cox named the drink after the town (though some accounts also credit a Harry E. Stout). Cox's chance acquaintance, Admiral Lucius Johnson, took the recipe and loads of rum back to the mainland, where he introduced the drink to the Army and Navy Club in Washington, DC."

Daiquiri Ratios/ Alternate Recipes for the Daiquiri

David Embury (1948):

"His limes were gently squeezed with his fingers lest even a drop of the bitter oil from the peel get into the drink; the cocktails were mixed (but not overmixed).... The stinging cold drink was strained through a fine sieve into the glass so that not one tiny piece of ice remained in it. No smallest detail was overlooked in achieving the flawless perfection of the drink."

"The original and correct recipe for the Daiquirí is stated in terms of a single cocktail as ½ teaspoonful sugar, juice of half a lime, and 1 jigger of white label rum. This is a cocktail that is difficult to improve upon. It is dry, yet smooth..."

Dick Bradsell's Recipe (1999):

• 50ml Havana Club 3 years old Rum
• 12.5ml fresh lime juice
• 3 barspoons of Gomme Syrup (15ml)

Shake with ice, and a handful of crushed ice. Shake hard, and then strain through a fine sieve in a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge, which has been cut and placed on the edge of the glass.

See Also

• Cocktail_list

Webtender.com Discussion Board Threads/ Messages on the Daiquiri

• Dom costa's Daiquiri Factos

External links

• Drinkstreet.com