Daiquiri cocktail
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Daiquiri
- The daiquiri is a cocktail whose main ingredients are rum, citrus juice (typically lime juice), and sugar or another sweetener. The daiquiri is one of the six basic drinks listed in David A. Embury's classic The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, which also lists some variations. Daiquirí is also the name of a beach and an iron mine near Santiago de Cuba in eastern Cuba and is a word of Taíno origin.
Daiquiri (classic version)
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz. simple syrup.
- 1 oz. lime juice.
- 2 oz. light rum.
- Lime wedge for garnish.
- Ice for shaking.
Glassware
Construction
- Into a shaker add simple syrup, lime juice, rum, and ice.
- Shake thoroughly to chill drink.
- Double strain drink into glass.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
