Name: Daiquiri Elixir
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Rum - Light white (charcoal-filtered) 1-3 year old; 15 ml Lime juice (freshly squeezed); 7.5 ml Sugar cane syrup (from juice); 5 ml Chartreuse Green; 1 Chartreuse Élixir Végétal; 10 ml Chilled water

Serve in a

Coupe glass

Garnish:

Lime wedge

How to make:

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

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	Clément Sirop de Canne
1/6 fl oz	Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur)
1 dash	Chartreuse Élixir Végétal
1/3 fl oz	Chilled water
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Review:

Freshly pressed sugar cane syrup and the French elixir, Chartreuse, add complexity to the classic Daiquiri.

History:

A Daiquiri variation created by yours truly.
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Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
18.62% alc./vol. (37.24° proof)
15.4 grams of pure alcohol

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Daiquiri Elixir

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