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Christmas Daiquiri

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (71)
Christmas Daiquiri image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 2/3 fl oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1/2 fl oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1/2 fl oz Falernum liqueur
1/2 fl oz Cranberry juice (sweetened)
4 drop Difford's Daiquiri Bitters

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How to make

Glass

Photographed in an UB Retro Coupe Gold 7.75oz

Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of star anise.

Method

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

  1. Prepare garnish of star anise floated on surface.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
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Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Christmas Daiquiri contains 163 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.2 standard drinks
  • 16.76% alc./vol. (33.53° proof)
  • 17.1 grams of pure alcohol

Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

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History

Created in October 2020 by yours truly at the Clocktower, Rye, England.

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Review

Fruity rum-laced, cleansing citrus with delicate Christmassy spice.

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Comments & Discussion

Matt Premium Member
It's a daiquiri, and is delicious. The cranberry juice adds a bit of color, but not much - so while it tastes great (and the falernum adds some nice seasonal spice notes), I think it needs something to give a bit more red tint.
score: 2
Guy Daniels Premium Member
Nice festive tipple. Was a bit naughty and swapped in Pineapple rum to crank the funk up to 11 but who cares, it’s Christmas…
score: 1
Ruth Harvey
Boiled up some leftover fresh cranberries from the Christmas festivities...managed to eeak out enough juice for 2 of these delicious cocktails! It was a very Christmassy red colour and I garnished it with rose gold powder and a pea shoot. 🎄🎄🎄
score: 2
John Hinojos Premium Member
It is the 01 October, but had to try. It was also perfect for the Autumn. As we are big Jamaican rum drinkers, we used Jamaican to get a little of the rum funk. It was wonderful. Will definitely have again at Christmas, but there is no need to wait for the Holidays to enjoy this wonderful cocktail.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
I am in a country where even orange bitters are impossible to get, let alone these Daiquiri bitters. There is a website which ostensibly sells them, but laws of the country state that no alcoholic product can be purchased unless through an approved liquor store. Keeping that in mind, how severely would the cocktail be affected if I omit these bitters? How does this work for other recipes with such bitters?
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Sounds like you need to emigrate. The https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/ stocks and if they ship to your country, all should be legal re duty, etc. Otherwise, I'd give this a try without. The quality of your falernum will have a more significant impact.
score: 1
Chris Dimal
Finally got to try the drink. I do think the Daiquiri Bitters would have added something. It is really dry, and I think some simple syrup would significantly help it. It reads like a Christmas Daisy more than anything. Though this could also be due to my cranberry juice, which has less sugar added to it than others.
score: 1
Marie-Therese Straus
This will surely be our Christmas tipple this year! We used Atlantico Reserva as our gold rum and Cocktail Kingdom's falernum bitters. Just a delicious mix of flavours. A real 5 star drink.
score: 1
Lotte Verduin
The Bobs bitters aren't to be found anywhere in the Netherlands and there's no website that ships to here at the moment. Is there any other good bitter I could replace it with? Or if I use Diplomatico Planas instead of Havana, can I also leave it out?
score: 1
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
You can omit the bitters whichever rum you use. Won't taste the same but should still taste great.
score: 1

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$1.23 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 15 cocktails.
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