Name: Charles Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Light white rum; 15 ml Navy rum (ideally 54.5% alc./vol.); 15 ml Triple sec; 15 ml Lime juice; 7.5 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 7.5 ml Chilled water

Charles Daiquiri
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Photographed in an Urban Bar Plain Retro Coupette 15cl

Ingredients:
1 oz	Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
¹⁄₂ oz	Navy rum (ideally 54.5% alc./vol.)
¹⁄₂ oz	Cointreau triple sec liqueur
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₄ oz	Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
¹⁄₄ oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice

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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:

Navy rum and triple sec add special interest to this Daiquiri.

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History:

Origin unknown, and as far as we are aware, the Charles Daiquiri doesn't feature in any well-known cocktail books.

Nutrition:

One serving of Charles Daiquiri contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
21.38% alc./vol. (21.38° proof)
19.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Miguel Perales

12th April at 22:36

This was really good. Did not have a Navy rum so I used a Demarara overproof rum (Lemon Hart & Son 151). Very nicely balanced and the Demarara rum added a nice flavor. Rum forward and very enjoyable.

G. M. Genovese

20th March at 19:29

Yeah, I guess it's a Daiquiri, but it's not a good one. More of a Grog, I suppose. Lacking sweetness and acidity. Pusser's Gunpowder, Bacardi Carta Blanca, and Cointreau. I wouldn't send one back...

Simon Sedgley

12th November 2024 at 13:51

Instead of serving this in a Coupe glass with chilled water, we went with a Rocks Glass and crushed ice. And added mint to the lime garnish. A slow sipping delight.

Steven Cook

21st January 2024 at 12:38

I have a slight cold at the moment, and this is just what I needed - plenty of strong flavours, all of which punch through individually without overwhelming the drink.

Andy Prior

2nd January 2023 at 19:14

Very good run forward version of a delicious drink!

Chris Dimal

1st December 2022 at 18:34

Was not expecting it to be this good! There's a pungent back note of the Old Monk rum (closest thing we have to Navy Rum where I'm at), with the Triple Sec providing a nice orange note, and the lime's sourness coming through as well.

John Hinojos

15th April 2021 at 23:57

Used overproof Navy rum, it was great. Great Daiquiri if you like the taste of rum.

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