Very Rusty Daiquiri

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (23 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 12 oz Caribbean blended rum aged 6-10 years
23 oz Honey herbal liqueur (e.g. Drambuie)
12 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
14 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
3 drop Saline solution 4:1 (20g sea salt to 80g water)
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

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

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 8/10

Review:

Honey and spice notes from honeyed herbal liqueur add interest to this Aged Daiquiri.

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Variant:

Rusty Daiquiri

History:

Created in December 2010 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England.

Nutrition:

One serving of Very Rusty Daiquiri contains 191 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 21.83% alc./vol. (21.83° proof)
  • 19.1 grams of pure alcohol

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G. M. Genovese’s Avatar G. M. Genovese
18th April at 01:30
Just made this 3 or 4 times using different rums and ratios... My tweak ideal is 50 ml Bacardi 8, 15 ml Drambuie, 10 ml lime juice, 2 drops saline solution... The above recipe is too heavy on the Drambuie with Bacardi 8. Made the recipe again 2x with Doctor Bird then Pusser's Gunpowder and the brash character of each snuffed out the Drambuie. This lead me back to playing with Bacardi 8... Still not ideal, but my adjustments are getting it closer...
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
30th October 2022 at 00:26
This was perfectly balanced. A hint of sweetness, but not overly. A hint of smoky, but not overpowering. Everything works seamlessly together. We had in the afternoon, but could see this perfect anytime. Thanks Simon, on my favourites.
Andrew Davison’s Avatar Andrew Davison
29th October 2022 at 23:25
I have been a gin-bourbon/whiskey- tequila recipe guy and decided I needed to introduce rum to my list. This seemed like a good pick and I’m very happy with it - good balance, not too sweet, though next time I’ll use a longer aged rum for a stronger flavor profile. I used Appleton Estate dark Jamaica rum.
Chris VanDoren’s Avatar Chris VanDoren
21st March 2021 at 04:11
Pretty good. Made with Plantation 5yr. Would try with lemon juice instead or less lime juice
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
22nd March 2021 at 21:11
Thanks Chris. I've revisited and rebalanced this recipe.
Chris VanDoren’s Avatar Chris VanDoren
21st March 2021 at 04:23
Of course then the name would need to be changed :)