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The original Hemingway Daiquiri was too strong to drink, so a clever bartender toned it down and sweetened up (or so the legend goes). The modern-day version is crisp and refreshing with flavors from lime, grapefruit, and rum.
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Recipe ingredients
Ingredient notes
- Maraschino liqueur: Made from distilled Marasca cherries, it has a nutty, herbal flavor rather than a cherry one. Luxardo and Maraska are popular brands, and there are no good substitutes.
Step-by-step instructions
- To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, and maraschino liqueur.
- Shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Recipe tips and variations
- Also known as: The Hemingway Special or the Papá Doble. Adapted from the Floridita Daiquiri in Cuba (Hemingway wanted no sugar and double rum, and the rest is history).
- Yield: This recipe makes one cocktail because they are best made individually.
- Glassware: A stemmed glass such as a coupe or martini glass is traditional.
- Simple syrup: Sweeten this cocktail even more with a splash of homemade simple syrup: Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Remove from heat and cool before adding 1 tablespoon (or more to taste) to your cocktail shaker with the other ingredients. Store leftover simple syrup covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.
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Hemingway Daiquiri
The original Hemingway Daiquiri was too strong to drink, so a clever bartender toned it down and sweetened up (or so the legend goes). The modern-day version is crisp and refreshing with flavors from lime, grapefruit, and rum.
Ingredients
- 2 ounces white rum (¼ cup)
- 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice (1 ½ tablespoons)
- 1/2 ounce fresh grapefruit juice (1 tablespoon)
- 1/2 ounce maraschino liqueur (1 tablespoon, see note 1)
- Lime wedge for garnish
Instructions
- To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, and maraschino liqueur.
- Shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
Notes
- Maraschino liqueur: Made from distilled Marasca cherries, it has a nutty, herbal flavor rather than a cherry one. Luxardo and Maraska are popular brands, and there are no good substitutes.
- Also known as: The Hemingway Special or the Papá Doble. Adapted from the Floridita Daiquiri in Cuba (Hemingway wanted no sugar and double rum, and the rest is history).
- Yield: This recipe makes one cocktail because they are best made individually.
- Glassware: A stemmed glass such as a coupe or martini glass is traditional.
- Simple syrup: Sweeten this cocktail even more with a splash of homemade simple syrup: Combine 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Remove from heat and cool before adding 1 tablespoon (or more to taste) to your cocktail shaker with the other ingredients. Store leftover simple syrup covered in the refrigerator for 3-4 weeks.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 180kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 49mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 12IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 1mg
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