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Grapefruit Daiquiri No.1

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (53)
Grapefruit Daiquiri No.1 image
Measurements in:
Serves:
1
Ingredients
1 2⁄3 fl oz Light white rum (charcoal-filtered 1-4 years old)
1 1⁄4 fl oz Pink grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄2 fl oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix
4 drop Grapefruit bitters (optional)

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How to make

Glass

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Prepare

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of Luxardo Maraschino Cherry.

Method

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

Garnish

  1. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Flavour Profile

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Grapefruit Daiquiri No.1 contains 170 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.1 standard drinks
  • 14.35% alc./vol. (28.7° proof)
  • 15.8 grams of pure alcohol

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

Review

The flavours of rum and grapefruit combine harmoniously - clean and fresh.

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Comments & Discussion

Darren Companion
A pleasant cocktail. A tad sweet (especially with the garnish). A good way to use up those grapefruits!
score: 2
Ian Fenton
Made two versions, one with Bacardi Superiore and one with Veritas. Used gomme syrup for the first and Demerara syrup for the second (ran out of gomme), and homemade spiced rum bitters for both.
The Bacardi was good, the Veritas was great.
Next time I will try it with a mix of Luxardo cherry syrup and maraschino in place of the sugar syrup. It was 34°C today so daiquiri season is well and truly here.
score: 2
Yossi Burg
Used a split of Plantation 3 Stars/Bacardi Carta Blanca and added 4 drops of Bob's daiquiri bitters together with a dash of grapefruit bitters- downed the sugar 10-15ml as I like my daiquiris tart- result: the Yossi two thumbs up warranted seal of approval with grin of satisfaction.
score: 2
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Agreed. I've dropped the sugar to 15ml but could have gone down to 12.5ml.
score: 1
aleksandra calosevic
Very nice! Used angostura betters (2 dashes) and added 1 tsp of luxordo maraschino. Worked great :)
score: 1
JAMES WHYTE
Delicious! Home grown grapefruit, Bacardi, simple syrup. I didn't have Bob's Bitters so used Peychaud's. Simple, clean, and pretty.
score: 2
Carmine
Swapped out rum for Tito's Vodka and pineapple juice for cane syrup. Lift-Up Cocktail in the age of Covid-19.
score: 4
Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member
Your comment led me to remake this cocktail and update the recipe. Thanks for the feedback.
score: 3

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