Vanilla & Grapefruit Daiquiri

Serve in a Martini glass...
2½	fl oz	Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum (infused with vanilla)
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
1	fl oz	Freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Grapefruit zest twist (discarded) & vanilla pod

Comment:

Reminiscent of a Hemingway Special, this flavoursome, vanilla laced Daiquiri has a wonderfully tangy bittersweet finish.

About:

Created in 2003 by yours truly (Simon Difford), London, England.

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