THE DAIQUIRI
...and some fruity twists
Named after the Cuban town of Daiquiri, the drink was supposedly invented by an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox, who was in Cuba at the time of the Spanish–American War.
The main ingredients of a Daiquiri are pretty much the same as the Grog given to British Sailors in the 18th century. The Royal Navy daily grog ration contained rum, water, ¾ ounce of lemon or lime juice, and 2 ounces of sugar.
The daiquiri is one of the six basic drinks listed in the book The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, by David A. Embury.
Hemingway was a great fan of the Daiquiri as was F. Scott Fitzgerald who was the first to mention it in print, in ‘This Side of Paradise’ (1920)
Classic Daiquiri
Ingredients
Method
In a cocktail shaker add all ingredients.
Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Add ice and shake.
Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
No garnish necessary
Raspberry Daiquiri
Wonderfuly Fruity
Ingredients
50ml White Rum
25ml Lime juice
10 or 12 raspberries
3 tsp caster sugar
Raspberry Liqueur (optional but lovely)
Method
Crush the raspberries with the lime juice and sugar in a cocktail shaker.
Add the rum, Raspberry Liqueur if using, a good handful of ice and shake well.
Strain and serve.
Garnish with a few fresh Raspberries
Peach Daiquiri
Ingredients
Method
Mix rum, peach schnapps, lime juice, peach juice (you could simply blend a handful of peach slices – fresh or canned) into a cocktail shaker.
Fill shaker with ice and shake until cold.
Strain and serve.
Garnish with a slice of peach
Alternative Daiquiri
You can try all sorts of fruit with a Daiquiri to make your own twist.
If you have a blender capable of crushing ice try alternative fruits.
For a Watermelon Daiquiri use Watermelon Liqueur and fresh watermelon instead of peach schnapps.
Strawberry Daiquiri use fresh or frozen strawberries with Wild Strawberry Liqueur
You could even try a banana daiquiri.
