Royal Daiquiri

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 2⁄3 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1⁄2 oz Giffard Parfait Amour liqueur
1⁄2 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄4 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
3 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist (and optionally edible viola flower).
  3. BLEND all ingredients with 7oz scoop of crushed ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish, or discard and adorn with viola flower.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10
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History:

Adapted from a recipe created circa 1950s by Don The Beachcomber.

More cocktails by Don Beach (Ernest Raymond Beaumont-Gantt)

Nutrition:

One serving of Royal Daiquiri contains 167 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 19.81% alc./vol. (19.81° proof)
  • 17.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Jacques Gaudin ’s Avatar Jacques Gaudin
9 hours ago
The flavour is really delicate, as always with Parfait Amour. I was hoping for a slightly more purple hue but it turned out a bit grey. Nevermind the colour, I'd do it again.
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John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
24th August 2023 at 01:31
Great cocktail by Don the Beachcomber. With all the ingredients it is on the sweeter side, but has a wonderful flavour of rum, orange, and (oddly) coconuts. Loved it. Went perfectly with our Mexican dinner.
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