Name: Mint Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 12 fresh Mint leaves; 30 ml Light white rum; 30 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 22.5 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 10 ml Chilled water; 6 drop Daiquiri bitters

Mint Daiquiri
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Glass:

Photographed in a Retro Coupe Engraved 7.75oz

Ingredients:
12 fresh	Mint leaves
1 fl oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 fl oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
³⁄₄ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Chilled water/mineral water omit if using wet ice
6 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of mint leaf.

How to make:

Lightly MUDDLE (just to bruise) mint in base of shaker.
Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.

Strength & taste guide:

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Dry/sour

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Review:

Reminiscent of a short, concentrated Mojito, this Daiquiri works well with either a charcoal filtered 'carta blanca' style light rum or a lightly aged 'gold' rum. The former produces a brighter and fresher Daiquiri, while the latter arguably has more character. In a quest for the best of both worlds, I've used equal parts of both rums.

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History:

Created in 2006 by yours truly.

More cocktails by Simon Difford

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
16.43% alc./vol. (32.86° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

18th May at 03:20

A favorite go to when the mint is fresh, this is a fabulous Daiquiri. Thoroughly enjoyed with a gold/light rum split, but made it this time with Carta Blanca and a spoon of Hamilton 86 Demerara River rum. My mint is probably mentha canadensis, wild mint, which has a more profound menthol/peppermint flavor than spearmint. Flawless!!!

Calvin Grant

18th May at 03:30

Oh and of course don't forget the Difford's Daquiri Bitters. Bob's Bitters are the best.

Florian Ruf

14th July 2024 at 12:57

Nice Daiquiri variation but with Carta Blanca it is somewhat bland, although I added some drops of saline solution. I would change for Havana Club 3yo next time.

G. M. Genovese

6th June 2024 at 15:12

I made this with Bacardi Carta Blanca before reading the comments. Bacardi was bland. Rhum Barbancourt 8 was worlds better. Appleton Estate is very finicky for me. Rarely is it fantastic in a drink but, when it is, it's amazing... FYI, I did viciously muddle the mint, to my taste.

Wayne Elmer

10th May 2024 at 22:52

The mint adds a refreshing coolness to an otherwise conventional daiquiri - I’m a fan! And Plantation 3 Stars white rum works just fine.

Gillian Williams

18th December 2023 at 16:31

I found this a perfect blend of mint and Bacardi, just having the one I think. Sour but backnotes of sweetness made this a great take on a ‘small’ mojito

Asher Günther

20th December 2022 at 09:32

I found the mint very overwhelming. Just left me disappointed I couldn't really taste the nice Appleton Estate I put in there. Somewhat surprised by how much this disappointed me.

Chris Dimal

1st March 2023 at 10:24

To be honest, Appleton Estate does not work in this sort of Daiquiri. It needs a much lighter rum to work. I used Havana Club 3, and it worked way better. It was beautifully minty with tartness and acidity, and a tiny wisp of sugar.