Daiquiri cocktail recipe

Daiquiri Cocktail Recipe

Written by Christopher Menning 

June 19, 2022

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Daiquiri Cocktail Recipe

The Daiquiri cocktail is a balanced drink, simple yet perfect.

A blend of rum, lime juice and sugar make this cocktail a first love for many bartenders and a national favourite in its hometown of Cuba. 

Interestingly, the drink is named after the small mining town of Daiquiri on the Southeastern end of Cuba.

It was invented as far back as 1898 by an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox.

Recipe for Daiquri

For a Daiquiri you will need the following ingredients: 

  • White Rum: BarSol Pisco Primero Quebranta is a good choice but most piscos are affordable and made for the cocktail. 
  • Freshly Squeezed Lime juice: Fresh citrus is always best as acidity starts to depreciate after a few hours. Both lemon & lime juice is used. 
  • Sugar Syrup: A simple syrup is needed to balance out the drink and you can find out how to make one in our syrup guide.

It’s easy to see why the cocktail came to be with sugar can plantations surrounding the island, lime trees growing in abundance and rum being drunk by many of the locals.

The three were destined to meet. From it’s glory days in Havana to modern day variations, the cocktail has been placed on a pedestal as one of the best.

Ernest Hemingway was a large supporter even creating his own twist. During the 90’s many turned towards blended and slushied drinks with the Daiquiri cocktail usually being top of the list alongside the Margarita.

But balance is everything when crafting this drink. It’s a heavenly balance and somethin not to be messed with.

For our perfect Daiquiri we like to opt for a either Doorly’s 3 year which adds a soft coconut edge to the drink or Trois Rivières for a boozy edge.

How to make a Daiquiri?

Daiquiri cocktail recipe

Daiquiri

A bartender favourite, the Daiquiri is one of the six classics and a staple drink of Cuba. A heavenly balance of rum, lime and sugar.
Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 4 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Cocktail
Keyword: classic cocktails, Daiquiri
Servings: 1 Cocktail
Calories: 120kcal
Cost: $4

Equipment

  • Shaker
  • Jigger
  • Tea Strainer
  • Hawthorn
  • Coup Glass

Ingredients

  • 50 ml White Rum
  • 25 ml Lime Juice
  • 12.5 ml Sugar Syrup

Instructions

  • Add all your ingredients to a cocktail shaker
  • Shake hard for a good 10 - 12 seconds
  • Double strain into a chilled glass 
  • Garnish with a lime and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 120kcal
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Perfect Daiquiri Cocktail Recipe

So now we have learnt the basic recipe of a Daiquiri let’s look at  each ingredient in detail and then a twist. This cocktail is a perfect template to add other ingredients or infusions. 

The two modifiers in the Daiquiri recipe are lime and sugar. Fresh lime juice is always best for freshness and keeping the acidity level up. Did you know lime juice loses acidity over time?

A normal sugar syrup with a 1:1 ratio is perfectly normal to sue in this recipe however we think that using a cane sugar syrup gives a bit more depth to the recipe. You can learn more about sugar syrups in this article. 

Modifiers

The two modifiers in the Daiquiri recipe are lime and sugar. Fresh lime juice is always best for freshness and keeping the acidity level up. Did you know lime juice loses acidity over time?

A normal sugar syrup with a 1:1 ratio is perfectly normal to sue in this recipe however we think that using a cane sugar syrup gives a bit more depth to the recipe. You can learn more about sugar syrups in this article. 

Daiquiri Twist

Like we mentioned, this recipe is a perfect template for twisting ingredients to make your own concoction. You will see from our photo we dehydrated a banana slice for the garnish. One particular recipe we used Fee Brothers celery bitters to add a vegetative element. 

One of the easiest twists would be to use a dark rum or to infuse the rum with  another flavour to add depth. Maybe you could try fat washing the rum with coconut oil?

Tiki

tiki cocktail book with daiquiri and other recipes
TIKI modern tropical cocktails

To learn more about the Daiquiri cocktail recipe and other rum forward cocktails we recommend this book by Shannon Mustipher. The book offers an insight into exotic cocktails, techniques and a refreshing take on the tiki style of bartending. 

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