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Cox's Daiquiri

Serve in a Martini glass...
2⅔	fl oz	Bacardi Carta Blanca light rum (infused with vanilla)
½	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
1	fl oz	Fresh pressed pineapple juice
¼	fl oz	Monin Vanilla Syrup

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How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Cox's apple ring (in memory of Jennings Cox)

Comment:

Vanilla and pineapple bring out the sweetness of the rum against a citrus background.

About:

One of two cocktails with which I (Simon Difford) won 'The Best Daiquiri in London Competition' in 2002. It is named after Jennings Cox, the American mining engineer credited with first creating the Daiquiri.

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