Honey Daiquiri

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
2⁄3 oz Honey syrup (3 parts honey to 1 water by weight)
1⁄3 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Chilled water
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
  5. Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

Rich flavoursome honey replaces sugar syrup in this natural Daiquiri. Try experimenting with different kinds of honey. We favour orange blossom honey.

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Variant:

Honeysuckle Daiquiri; Aged Honey Daiquiri

History:

Recipe by yours truly.

Nutrition:

One serving of Honey Daiquiri contains 181 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.3 standard drinks
  • 16.04% alc./vol. (16.04° proof)
  • 17.6 grams of pure alcohol

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Nicolas Le Roux’s Avatar Nicolas Le Roux
21st June 2020 at 18:47
Maybe a tiny bit more lemon will be better!
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
22nd June 2020 at 19:04
Thanks Nicolas. I agree and I've amended the recipe accordingly.
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