Name: Daiquiri Elixir
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Sugar cane syrup; 5 ml Chartreuse Green; 1 dash Élixir Végétal; 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₄ fl oz

Sugar cane syrup (from juice)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)

1 dash

Chartreuse Élixir Végétal

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wedge on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Daiquiri Elixir contains 139 calories

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
18.61% alc./vol. (37.22° proof)
16.5 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Loz Horner 7w

Very nice. The inaugural use of my chartreuse elixir vegetal. I may have gotten carried with away with the number of dashes but it was all the more deliciously zippy for it. Maple syrup used in place of sugar cane syrup, which worked well.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 8w

The only deviation in my attempt was using Luxardo Del Santo. The herbal element is a nice touch. Seemed like it was lacking a little sugar, but I do appreciate its dryness. Reminds me of a Nuclear Daiquiri.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 1y

Today I used 3 drops saline solution and found that this mellowed the taste instead of lifting it, which I expected.

Matt Premium Member 2y

Really excellent - definite Green Chartreuse accent on the daiquiri, and IMO the chartreuse raises the booziness feel a bit. A great way to enjoy both Green Chartreuse and Chartreuse elixir - not overwhelming, but flavors are prominent against the background of a classic rum/lime cocktail.

Zach Schwartz 3y

In lieu of cane syrup, I used 1/4 oz simple syrup and substituted 1/2 oz of the white run with 1/2 oz of cachaça to provide the sugarcane flavor. I can’t make the original to compare, but it tastes pretty good to me. The Chartreuse is somewhat overwhelmed by the cachaça though, so it might help to reduce the amount of cachaça to 1/3 or even 1/4 oz.

Cassandra Adams Premium Member 4w

Thanks for the tip -- we used rhum agricole instead of cachaca and were very happy with the result: the chartreuse came through clearly.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 3y

I prefer 3 yo rum which has a rounder, more typical taste.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 3y

A question @simondifford: I there a version which uses the real Chartreuse Elixir?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

I just tried with a dash of Chartreuse Elixir and all the better for it so now added above. Thanks.

Matts Häggblom 4y

Very nice daiquiri. Fruity but with a subtle bitterness. I didn’t have any sugar cane syrup so I substituted it with maple syrup which actually worked out quite well.

Paloma Rien 4y

Any ideas about substituting the cane syrup for a similar sweetness level? Unfortunately it’s not available in my area, but not sure which would be the best stand-in syrup — simple, rich, agave, etc.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Interesting combination of ingredients and great flavours in this cocktail. The sirop de canne and Chartreuse add an interesting undertone to the normal Daiquiri.