Perfume Daiquiri

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (26 ratings)

Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 23 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
56 oz Elderflower liqueur
56 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
4 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
4 fresh Mint leaves
1 barspoon Honey
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Mint sprig

How to make:

POUR all ingredients into shaker and STIR to incorporate honey. SHAKE with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

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History:

Argentinean Bacardí Legacy 2015 winning cocktail by Ezequiel Rodríguez, Victoria Brown Bar, 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

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27th September 2023 at 16:06
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?
Chris Dimal’s Avatar Chris Dimal
23rd May 2023 at 07:53
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.