Name: Daiquiri No. 1 (6:2:1 formula)
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Light gold rum 1-3yo; 20 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 4 drop Daiquiri bitters

Ingredients

2 fl oz

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

²⁄₃ fl oz

Lime juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₃ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

4 drop

Difford's Daiquiri Bitters (optional)

How to make

Glassware

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Daiquiri No. 1 (6:2:1 formula) contains 165 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
19.61% alc./vol. (39.23° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

Review

For an even better Daiquiri, use 2 x 5ml measuring spoons of powdered sugar (finely ground caster sugar) in place of 10ml sugar syrup. To ensure the sugar is fully dissolved, stir the sugar with lime juice in the base of the shaker prior to adding rum and ice and shaking.

This 6:2:1 (6 parts rum, 2 parts lime and 1 part sugar) Daiquiri recipe emerged after an afternoon's Daiquiri experimentation with five of the UK's most respected bartenders back in 2010. It is a touch more citrus-forward, so it suits a fuller flavoured rum than my own 10:3:2 Daiquiri formula, which calls for a charcoal-filtered lightly aged rum.

Comments & Discussion

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Romina 19w

I tried the Daiquiri (Difford's recipe) yesterday and loved it. I was curious about this version with light gold rum, but found it a bit too sweet and less balanced compared to the 3:2:1 white rum recipe. Now I know my favorite ;)

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 23w

We don't usually stray far from this bright and sunny recipe. But it's Autumn here and we think that Death & Co's "ideal" recipe suits the season. They simply split the Rum 1 3/4 ounces white rum and 1/4 ounce agricole rum (no bitters).

Egg McKenzie 32w

i don't (yet) have the bitters but i still thought this shit was fire.

Peter Shaw Premium Member 1y

Finally!! It is only after grinding the granulated (cane) sugar that I’m not left with a few undissolved granules. And so now the rest of the flavours are unimpaired. The Daiquiri is one reason why I would rather enjoy my cocktail at home, rather than risk my precious alcohol allowance on some hit or miss affair at a new bar.

Jeremy Harrold 1y

Adding a 10ml float of Wray & Naphew Overproof Rum works well.

Simon Sedgley Premium Member 1y

As Tolstoy said: "There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness and truth." I'm pretty sure that a Daquiri never passed betwixt his lips, but if I'm wrong he may have had this recipe in mind.

John Hinojos Premium Member 2y

This cocktail never fails. Had again with a Barbados gold rum. Love the rum flavour which is more noticeable using the darker rum.

Annabelle Egginton 2y

I used Rivière du Mat Reunion island gold rum. Has a peaty whisky like taste. Really good in this Diaquiry. If you like rum and lime this is the cocktail for you.