Floral Daiquiri

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (70 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
0.08 oz Rothman & Winter Crème de Violette Liqueur
3 fresh Blueberries (fresh)
2 oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
23 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
12 oz Monin Lavender Syrup
13 oz Elderflower liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of dried lavender sprig.
  3. RINSE chilled glass with violet liqueur and set to one side.
  4. MUDDLE blueberries in base of shaker.
  5. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  6. FINE STRAIN into lavender-rinsed glass.
  7. Garnish with lavender sprig pegged to rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

A floral riff on a classic Daiquiri with a hint of berry fruitiness and a lavender pink hue courtesy of a blueberry threesome.

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History:

Created in 2016 by Andrii Osypchuk at Gaucho, Dubai, UAE.

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Justine Fehley’s Avatar Justine Fehley
13th June 2024 at 00:18
One of the best daiquiri variants I've had in awhile. I used a 100 proof "specialty spirit" made from can and prune juices (tastes like rum).

Next time I'd add the creme de violette to the drink instead of a rinse, because why not?
Andre Derailleur’s Avatar Andre Derailleur
22nd September 2023 at 09:49
Agree that is not overly sweet and very floral. Used parfait armour instead of crème violette which worked well with floral notes.
Nathalie O'Flynn’s Avatar Nathalie O'Flynn
16th June 2023 at 11:51
Made this today and it was a pleasant surprise not as sweet as feared. My only mishap didn’t read the recipe properly so put the crème de violette into the shaker ? then proceeded to rinsing the glasses anyway. Most pretty looking cocktail too.
Florian Ruf’s Avatar Florian Ruf
28th September 2022 at 13:43
Today I tried the cocktail with Havana Club 3y. which I normally prefer. But, although the result is very good, the fine floral tones get lost.
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
28th September 2022 at 14:23
Agreed, it's one of those cocktails that suits a more subtle charcoal-filtered light rum.
4th June 2022 at 15:02
Was all set to make this... only to discover I had raspberries, instead of blueberries. So, I changed things up; muddled my raspberries, swapped in a hibiscus simple syrup I'd made (and left out the creme de violette wash, of course), and ended up with a bright, tart, and tasty raspberry daiquiri... with a twist (the elderflower)!
Jill Ghosh’s Avatar Jill Ghosh
31st May 2022 at 12:37
I was so excited to try this recipe! Then I realized we didn't have any lavender syrup. So, I subbed 1/4 oz. blueberry liquor and 1/4oz. simple for the lavender syrup. It was delightful! I think I'll call it Blue Violet Daiquiri.
21st May 2022 at 16:08
One of our favorites. You can tweak the sweetness easily enough by adjusting the lavender syrup. However with our fresh limes, the recipe as published is pretty much spot on for our tastes.
Beverly Stanton’s Avatar Beverly Stanton
27th June 2021 at 16:05
Wonderful cocktail. Not as sweet as I thought it would be. Perfect balance of flavors.
11th April 2021 at 22:56
This is great, probably technically a bit sweet but my girlfriend absolutely loved it. Added to favorites!
7th April 2021 at 03:49
AMAZING. One of my favorite drinks ive come across!