Cocktail
Daiquiri
Hemingway's three-pointed star.
- Glassware
- Coupe
- Method
- shake
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
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spirit
Light, crisp, lightly aged or filtered rum. The default for daiquiris and mojitos.
-
fruit
Always fresh-squeezed. Sharper than lemon, essential to tiki and tequila drinks.
- Simple Syrup
Method
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Combine rum, lime juice, and simple syrup in a shaker with ice.
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Shake hard for 12 seconds.
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Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
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Float a thin lime wheel.
Garnish
- Lime Wheel
About this drink
A perfect daiquiri is a tightrope walk: rum, lime, and sugar in tense balance. The blueprint sour.
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