Name: Perfume Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Light white rum; 25 ml Elderflower liqueur; 25 ml Lemon juice; 4 dash Aromatic bitters; 4 fresh Mint leaves; 1 barspoon Honey

Ingredients

1 2/3 fl oz

Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)

5/6 fl oz

Elderflower liqueur

5/6 fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

4 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

4 fresh

Mint leaves

1 barspoon

Honey

How to make

Glassware

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of mint leaf.

Method

POUR all ingredients into shaker and STIR to incorporate honey.

SHAKE with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with mint leaf floated on the cocktail or pegged/stuck with spot of honey to the rim.

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

20.2 grams of pure alcohol

History

The Argentinean Bacardí Legacy 2015 winning cocktail created by Ezequiel Rodríguez at Victoria Brown Bar in Buenos Aires.

Perfume Daiquirí is inspired by the 1920s and the iconic women of that era. In this decade of Prohibition, Cuba became the dream destination for writers, Hollywood stars and adventurers. Here one found expert cantineros, exotic ingredients, and a new drier and lighter style of rum: Bacardí Carta Blanca, the heart and inspiration of emblematic cocktails such as the Daiquirí, Mojito, Presidente and many others.

The parties hosted by La Familia Bacardí in La Habana, are still remembered today for their unending rounds of Daiquirís and singular guests such as Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo and Mary Pickford - women who inspired great passion and embodied the elegance of the era.

When they entered a room they not only filled the space with their presence, but also with their fragrant perfume.

Ezequiel Rodríguez, 2015

Comments & Discussion

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Ezequiel Rodriguez 1 day ago

A big thank you to Simon Difford for sharing the recipe, and to everyone who took the time to make and taste the Perfume Daiquiri and share your thoughts.

I really enjoyed creating this cocktail back in Argentina. Now, my journey of inspiration continues from Colombia, exploring its incredible biodiversity and the possibilities of local, close-to-home ingredients.
Looking forward to sharing more from this new chapter — and hopefully continuing to exchange ideas and create together.

Thank you for being part of the journey.

Simon Difford 1 day ago

Great to hear from you Ezequiel. Wishing you the very best.

Jeremy Harrold 1 month ago

Very nice; refreshing, slightly tart but in a nice way.
An enjoyable ‘serious’ (!) fun drink.

Ruth Harvey 1 year ago

You don't often see 4 1/2 stars by the discerning drinkers but I understand why! Delicious. I used Havana Club 3 years.

Christophe Dufaye 2 years ago

Delicious drink, the bitters, mint and elderflower pair really well. Mine was significantly darker than shown - the drink in the picture looks quite light given the four dashes of Ango?

Simon Difford 1 year ago

The photograph was supplied by Bacardi back in 2015. I've added to my list to make and rephotograph.

Chris Dimal 3 years ago

Probably sacrilege, but I made this with Havana Club 3. Wow, wow, wow! Nice, rich, anytime drink with beautiful lemon acidity and mint freshness balanced by the aromatics of elderflower and a little Angostura, plus the richness of honey. Maybe it would be crisper with Bacardi Carta Blanca, but the Havana Club 3 makes it feel so much fuller bodied and richer. Absolutely fantastic drink.

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