Name: Zac's Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Aged rum (6-10yr); 15 ml Lemon juice; 15 ml Apple juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1)

Zac's Daiquiri
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Glass:

Serve in a Martini glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
¹⁄₂ oz	Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Apple juice/apple cider (cloudy & unsweetened)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a MARTINI GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Review:

Originally made for Zacapa rum which suits lemon rather than lime in a Daiquiri. Daiquiris benefit from dilution and here a dash of apple juice adds a barely perceptible amount of fruit as well.

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AKA: Zacquiri

History:

Created in January 2009 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Zac's Daiquiri contains 203 calories

Alcohol content:

1.3 standard drinks
18.1% alc./vol. (18.1° proof)
17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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