Name: Daiquiri No. 1 (countdown 3:2:1 formula)
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 45 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 30 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 15 ml Chilled water; 4 drop Daiquiri bitters

Daiquiri No. 1 (countdown 3:2:1 formula)
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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 ¹⁄₂ oz	Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₂ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
4 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters optional

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Made to the easy-to-remember 3:2:1 Daiquiri "countdown" formula (3 parts rum, 2 parts lime & 1 part sugar), this balanced and limey daiquiri suits a more characterful light rum.

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Variant:

Daiquiri No.1 Difford's 3:2:1 recipe
Daiquiri No.1 6:2:1 recipe
Daiquiri No.1 Embury's 8:2:1 recipe

History:

I'm indebted to Roger Vilalta who in 2010 at Banker's Bar in Barcelona, Spain made yours truly an excellent daiquiri using this formula.

See: Daiquiri Cocktail history

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Nutrition:

One serving of Daiquiri No. 1 (countdown 3:2:1 formula) contains 150 calories

Alcohol content:

0.9 standard drinks
12.62% alc./vol. (12.62° proof)
13.3 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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Matt

23rd July 2024 at 03:08

The easiest to remember and measure of the daiquiri templates - and a GREAT PARTY COCKTAIL! Personally, I prefer the 6:2:1, but this is a crowd-pleaser, since it is sweet and has a significant citrus flavor. When I make it for myself, I use a strongly flavored rum that can punch through the sweet citrus (like a Jamaican, or rhum agricole), but honestly many prefer a anodyne white rum :( Oh well. A classic recipe regardless.

Florian Ruf

2nd August 2022 at 13:05

This a very tasty and lime forward version, so naturally the rum can't shine. But it is a great cocktail for a hot summer day, although personally I like the 10:3:2 formula most.