Daiquiri Recipe

Favorite Restaurant Drink Recipe

The traditional restaurant Daiquiri Recipe gets its name from a town in Cuba.

It was first created by an American living there in 1896.

It became a popular drink in the U.S. when the recipe was brought back by troops after the Spanish-American War.

Ernest Hemingway so enjoyed a Daiquiri he was led to describe it as "the shallow waters of the sea."

The traditional (or basic) Daiquiri uses rum with sugar and lime juice (or substitute a quality sweet and sour mix).

Today a lot of daiquiri mixes are available in fruit flavors like strawberry, cranberry, and lime. One word of caution: some cheap mixes have no real fruit in them and simply contain artificial flavors.

Daiquiri Recipe #1: Classic Version

Favorite Restaurant Drink Recipe

Preparation time: 3 minutes. Makes one cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 ounce light rum
• 1 ounce fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar or powdered sugar
• Ice

Instructions:

• Shake well or blend all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass (most people prefer this drink blended, creating a "foam")

• Garnish with lime slice

Daiquiri #2

Another Favorite Version

Preparation time: 3 minutes. Makes one cocktail.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 ounce light rum
• Sweet and Sour mix
• Ice

Instructions:

• Shake well or blend all ingredients with crushed ice
• Pour into cocktail glass and garnish with lime

Enjoy your Daiquiri and the company of those you share it with! Each of these recipes is a favorite restaurant drink recipe. - Donna

"A properly beaten Daiquiri as looking "like the sea where the wave falls away from the bow of a ship when she is doing thirty knots."

Ernest Hemingway