Comments on: Daiquiri

By: Doug

Doug — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:14:14 +0000

3/4 oz simple syrup
3/4 oz maraschino liquor
1 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
3 oz white rum (I like the Flor de Cana that you recommend)
Shake with ice cubes and strain into a chilled 6 oz cocktail glass.
To get the correct taste on the lime juice I use a Mexican citrus juicer; I cut off the tip of each side of the lime so that the juice can flow freely and then I turn the lime half on its side and squeeze it a second time so that I can get the remaining juice and the oils from the peel.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:26:28 +0000

Okay, I’ve just started mixing daquiris and on a whim I put this together:

1 shot flor de cana 4yr (I think the glass is 1.5 oz, still waiting for my jigger)
.5 shot simple syrup
.25 shot cruzan black strap
juice of 1 lime
3 ice cubes

Shaken and strained. A trick I discovered by accident was to rinse the glass out and put in in the freezer wet – the little bit of water not only chills the glass faster but it melts into the drink giving it just a touch of extra dilution. Overall the drink was delicious although just a bit sweeter and not quite as acidic as I would like – once I get the ability to properly measure I will work on getting the right balance. The main point though, is the small bit of dark rum – it really adds a unique dimension to it.

By: Dagreb

Dagreb — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:10:52 +0000

Since I can't trackback I'm commenting with a link to my Federal Glass Shaker Daiquiri recipe.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:13:29 +0000

Lemon filets from 1 lemon
Stir sugar with lemon filets until melted and pour it over the ice and rum, add a lemonseizt.

By: Sandora

Sandora — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:44:54 +0000

Ummm... I love daiquiris. The other day I tried the strawberry daiquiri with this recipe and... it's delicious!!

By: Kevin Gray

Kevin Gray — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:34:55 +0000

I’m a big fan of mixing and matching rums in my daiquiris and playing with proportions accordingly. My latest venture was a daiquiri with Old Monk. It won’t be an everyday cocktail, but the buttery smoothness was pretty appealing.

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:33:19 +0000

Been reading RumDood for a while, but just commenting now…. My mom (just turned 70) loves strawberries, and during the week-long birthday party I followed Darcy O’Neil’s lead with the following:

2 oz Matusalem Platino
0.5 oz lime juice
0.25 oz simple syrup
4 large or 6 small fresh strawberries, hulled

Muddle the strawberries well in the shaker. Add remaining ingredients and stir to extract a little more strawberry juice. Shake with ice and fine-strain into a cocktail glass.

The pectin from the strawberries makes it smooth as silk, and the lime and strawberry juice + simple syrup balance exactly to create a drink neither too sweet nor too tart. I think I’ll be alternating these with Mai Tais as long as the supply of strawberries lasts.

By: Ron

Ron — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:03:34 +0000

My go-to here in VA (with a state-run ABC) is:
3oz Angostura 1919
the juice from 3/4 of a lime
a dash of simple syrup, or a few pinches of sugar

Shake (optional) and serve over ice in an old-fashioned glass.

Depending on the quality of the limes, I sometimes have to add the juice of a whole lime. The Angostura brings enough sweetness to the table that you need very little syrup or sugar to balance things.

By: Mistahunter

Mistahunter — Thu, 20 May 2010 13:22:07 +0000

Two comments…

I tried the daiquiri last night with 10 Cane….two thumbs up! It was very good.

I’m a fan of MG Silver…for me, it works in a shot and in daiquiris/mojitos.

By: Sunny&Rummy

Sunny&Rummy — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:38:07 +0000

Mount Gay Silver is not a rum you’ll ever make shine, Rafe. Best bet is to bury it in some 10-ingredient tiki punch or grog that’s three rums deep where you don’t have to depend on the light rum to carry the drink.