Garnish:
Lime wedge
How to make:
SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.
| 2 fl oz | Bacardi 8 year old rum |
| 1/2 fl oz | Lime juice (freshly squeezed) |
| 1/3 fl oz | Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°brix) |
| 4 drop | Bob's Vanilla bitters (optional) |
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Review:
Traditionally a Daiquiri should always be based on light rum but if I should feel like breaking with tradition and using aged rum, I find Embury's 8:2:1 formula works particularly well with a sweet aged rum. However, with drier aged rums, depending on the sourness of the limes, I up the sugar from 7.5ml (representing 1 part from the 8:2:1 formula) towards 10ml (as in the recipe above). So, depending on your rum and limes, 12:3:2 may be better than 8:2:1.
Variant:
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History:
According to David A. Embury's 1948 The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks the classic proportions of a daiquiri are: 8 parts (2 shots) white label Cuban rum, 2 parts (1/2 shot) lime juice and 1 part (1/4 shot) sugar syrup.
Daiquiri cocktail history
Nutrition:
One serving of Daiquiri No.1 Natural (Embury's 8:2:1 formula) contains 204 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.4 standard drinks
- 22.78% alc./vol. (45.56° proof)
- 19.4 grams of pure alcohol
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