Name: Bajan Daiquiri
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 15 ml Falernum liqueur; 15 ml Lime juice; 1 barspoon Powdered sugar; 10 ml Chilled water

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Falernum liqueur

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

1 barspoon

Powdered sugar (white sugar ground in mortar and pestle) (optional)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Chilled water/mineral water

How to make

Glass

Photographed in a Retro Coupe

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

Garnish with lime wedge.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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:

17.1 grams of pure alcohol

Comments & Discussion

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Kevin Haynes Premium Member 47w

I had a little leftover honey syrup so I used that instead of the spoonful of sugar. I should have also toned back the falernum or upped the rum + lime in response. But otherwise, the honey added an extra flavor complexity that I really enjoyed!

Louise Allen 2y

Having recently visited Barbados and picked up some Bajan rum, I had to give this another go (for science!) and have to say its superb with Four Square rum.

James Brooke Premium Member 3y

Simon, it is interesting that you've stuck with a Cuban rum, rather than a Bajan rum. Is there a specific reason for that?

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

Hi James. Please check the rum showing on this recipe is not being driven by what's in Your Ingredients in Cocktail Builder. Presently, the default in this recipe is “Gold rum (1-3 years old mellow light).”

James Brooke Premium Member 3y

Hmmm, Simon, I don't think so. I've also got Veritas White in my ingredients, but it is choosing Havana Club 3 year old.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 3y

It may show Havana Club 3 when you click on the ingredient, but the recipe should be displaying "Gold Rum (1-3 years old mellow light).

John Hinojos Premium Member 3y

Great. Left out the optional powdered sugar, and it was delightfully tart. Everything was in balance. Went wonderfully with dinner.

Florian Ruf Premium Member 4y

Very good cocktail! I used Bitter Truth Falernum and as it is quite intense a bit more (6cl) Havana Club 3Y which came out very balanced.

Yuzima Douglas-Philip Premium Member 4y

Needs 1/3 simple syrup.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 4y

Made with Difford's Falernum and ripe limes I like as is but I can see some may like as 5ml 2:1 or 7.5ml 1:1 sugar syrup or even more. However, better with powdered sugar so I have added 1 spoon of this as an option. Many thanks for your feedback.

G. M. Genovese Premium Member 5y

Zaya 16 and Falernum No 9 was just too much. Mad flavorful, but taxing. But it's what I had and I'll surely revisit many times to test rum brands. Great ratio.

Andy Hart 5y

Really enjoyed this cocktail. However I suspect that the picture you show on this page isn’t the correct picture. Veritas is light coloured, as is falernum.