Daiquiri Recipe

A daiquiri in a coupe glass and lime wedge

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5 from 1 vote

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Beverages, Cocktails

Cuisine: Cuban

Servings:

Calories: 132kcal

Author: Kayla Purcell

Ingredients

2 oz rum white or dark
.75 ounces freshly squeezed lime juice
.5 ounces simple syrup See Notes
2 dashes bitters (angostura) optional, as this is not traditional, but the bitters add depth and make it pink

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Instructions

Combine all ingredients in the shaker, add 1/2 cup of ice, shake, and strain into your glass of choice. Traditionally a daiquiri is served in a coupe/martini glass with a lime coin to garnish but you are totally allowed to pour it over ice in any glass.

Notes

Simple Syrup: Equal parts cane sugar and water. Heat the water to dissolve the sugar completely. You may also use a sugar alternative like honey, coconut palm sugar, brown sugar, whatever is in the cabinet. It may affect the flavor slightly but I think that’s a good thing.

Recipe Variations

Make fun fruit purees at home to add to our daiquiris!

Here are 2 examples:

Mango Puree: Combine one cup ripe cubed mango (peeled and seed removed) with 1.5 ounces simple syrup (more if you like it sweeter) and puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. You don’t want it to be super thick, so dilute with approximately 1-3 ounces mango juice, orange juice, or pineapple juice (whatever is on hand), until it has a similar consistency to high pulp OJ. Replace the simple syrup in the cocktail recipe with 1 ounce of the puree.

Watermelon Puree: Combine 1 cup of cubed watermelon and 1.5 ounces simple syrup and puree in a blender or food processor until smooth. The watermelon should be juicy enough to not need additional liquid added, but you are always welcome to do so! Replace the simple syrup in the cocktail recipe with 1 ounces of the puree.

Frozen Daiquiris: Combine recipe ingredients with 3/4 cup of ice in a blender and blend on high to create a slushy drink. Pour into a glass and garnish with a lime wheel or other fresh fruit.

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