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The classic Daiquiri is a classic rum cocktail made with fresh lime juice and simple syrup, no blender required. It’s light, refreshing, and delicious.
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Recipe ingredients
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Ingredient notes
- White rum: There is nothing to disguise the rum here (not even ice!) so choose a premium one if you can afford it. The Real McCoy, Bacardi Superior, and Plantation 3 Stars are all excellent in a Daiquiri.
Step-by-step instructions
- To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Cover and shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Recipe tips and variations
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
- Glassware: Serve your daiquiri in a cocktail glass such as a martini glass or a coupe glass.
- Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 16 ounces (2 cups) white rum, 6 ounces (¾ cup) fresh lime juice, and 6 ounces (¾ cup) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lime wedges on hand so guests can help themselves.
- Hemingway Daiquiri: Substitute ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) EACH grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur for the simple syrup.
- Frozen Daiquiri: To a blender, add 2 ounces (¼ cup) white rum, ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons, ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons) simple syrup, and ¾ cup ice. Blend until smooth, add to a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with a lime wedge.
- Strawberry Margarita: Featuring tequila instead of white rum, this frozen blended drink also has fresh strawberries, triple sec, and honey for sweetness.
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Daiquiri
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum (¼ cup, see note 1)
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice (1 ½ tablespoons)
- 3/4 ounce simple syrup (1 ½ tablespoons)
- lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, lime juice, and simple syrup.
- Cover and shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Notes
- White rum: There is nothing to disguise the rum here (not even ice!) so choose a premium one if you can afford it. The Real McCoy, Bacardi Superior, and Plantation 3 Stars are all excellent in a Daiquiri.
- Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
- Glassware: Serve your daiquiri in a cocktail glass such as a martini glass or a coupe glass.
- Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 16 ounces (2 cups) white rum, 6 ounces (¾ cup) fresh lime juice, and 6 ounces (¾ cup) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lime wedges on hand so guests can help themselves.
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