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Daiquiri (frozen)

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (75)
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
2 fl oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
5/6 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
2/3 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
1/12 fl oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
14 barspoon Xanthan gum (E415) (optional)

How to make

Glass

Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge skewered with Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

  1. DRY BLEND (without ice) first 4 ingredients (all but Xanthan gum) on a slow setting and then gradually add Xanthan while continuing to blend.
  2. Add two-thirds 7oz scoop of crushed ice and BLEND some more.
  3. POUR into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Garnish with lime wedge on rim skewered with maraschino cherry.
  2. Serve with a straw.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 6/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 19.6 grams of pure alcohol
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History

Emilio Gonzalez is said to have adapted a shaken "Natural" Daiquiri to make a frozen (blended) Daiquiri at the Plaza Hotel in Cuba. However, Constantino Ribalaigua Vert of Havana's El Floridita bar made the drink famous. The electric blender was invented in 1919 and popularised in the 1930s. (This recipe by yours truly.)

See: Daiquiri cocktail history

Review

A superbly refreshing cocktail on a hot day. Blend with too much ice, and you will have a tasteless slushy drink that will give you brain-ache if you drink it too fast. (Traditionally, in Cuba, this cocktail was strained through a sieve to remove the ice.)

Variations/similar cocktails

Floridita Daiquiri; Strawberry Daiquiri

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Comments & Discussion

梁 文
是不是可以用同种方法制作内格罗尼冰沙
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
是的,好主意。如果想把鸡尾酒和冰块一起搅拌成冰沙饮用,就需要增加糖的用量。
score: 0
Robert Spain
Very good with Santa Teresa Añejo. Maraschino adds some feuitiness.
score: 2
Matt Premium Member
The maraschino float makes this a cousin of the Papa Doble daiquiri - one of my favorites. A quick and easy way to boost the flavor and interest in an already classic cocktail.
score: 1
Jose Cruz
yay finally ice by weight rather then volume ! Doubled down on that luxardo ! great rift.
score: 3
Chris Dimal
Remade this Daiquiri, making the mistake of weighing out 7 ounces of ice! Was a complete, absolute slushy. Nevertheless, still delicious, though not as good as the strained, less ice version. It was brain freeze inducing, but still nice and sharp, with all the flavours very noticeable.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Hi Chris. I've added a note referring to weight in how to make.
score: 1
Glen Urquhart
Hi Simon,
I don’t have a 7 oz scoop.
Would adding 7ozs of ice by weight be the same - I am thinking it would be too much ice and over dilute
Thanks
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
A flat "7oz" scoop of crushed ice weighs approx 3.3oz. Please click "measures and measuring" under the recipe for more info on measuring crushed ice.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
Strained the blended slushie through the fine strainer. However, some slush still went through the strainer. Maybe because I was pressing on it a bit. Regardless, the drink was absolutely delicious. Both the slushie and the cocktail were great. There was the standard rum flavour. with lime citrus, and the Maraschino, though small in amount, was large in flavour. A delight.
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Hi Chris. The strainer won't remove all the ice (at least if you use a Coco strainer) but it will remove larger pieces. I've amended the 'How to make' above to make that clearer. Many thanks.
score: 0