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Alexi Laderoute’s Avatar Alexi Laderoute
16th July at 03:35
Ok, been working through this recipe since maraschino has been available in my part of the world for the first time (3 separate attempts)

First and foremost- this version is ultimate when it comes to ratios. No question.

Using pink pink grapefruit fresh pressed makes all the difference - the only improvement I think I can bring to it is to use granulated sugar instead of syrup (trust me, the slight difference in dilution is noticeable); my preference for aged rum (Havana Club Especial, 37.5%) while watching the 50’s version of The Old Man And The Sea might be a bias.

The only thing the site could use at this point is a way to calculate a half recipe. Because some users may start writing a novel after only 2 iterations.
16th July at 07:03
I can't quite halve it for you, but its proportions are 14:4:3:4:2 based on multiples of 7.5ml.
If you made it with multiples of 5ml, you would have
70ml rum / 20ml grapefruit / 15ml maraschino / 20ml lime / 10ml sugar
[Hemingway Special Daiquiri]
Romina’s Avatar Romina
30th June at 22:25
It's on my favorite list now.
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
7th April 2024 at 12:30
My grapefruit was definitely on the mild side, so omitted the sugar altogether and was happy with the balance. My palate i would say is sweet-leaning. Loved the Luxardo depth and roundness here. Split the rum between plantation 3 star and Havana 3. Delicious!
John CARR’s Avatar John CARR
8th April 2024 at 11:29
Remade to the exact recipe- with better grapefruit- excellent! Generous hunk of lime to garnish brought out the lime-rum sugar magic x.
Jock G’s Avatar Jock G
30th March 2024 at 22:44
Iets minder zoet volgende keer. Erg stevig
Steven Cook’s Avatar Steven Cook
4th January 2024 at 22:54
Great cocktail even made with cheap white rum as I have no Havana Club 3 or Plantation 3 at the moment. Probably needs less sugar if you're using pink or red grapefruit.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
17th August 2023 at 00:16
Made this again with Barbados rum. Outstanding also as rum is Barbados is not adulterated with sugar before bottling. Makes the cocktail a bit drier, but without the Jamaican funk that I added the first time. Both are great.
John Hinojos’ Avatar John Hinojos
17th August 2023 at 00:21
Since we were using smaller glasses. We added 4 drops of Bob's Difford's Daiquiri Bitters to the second part. This this cocktail to a next level. Adds some depth of flavour and complexity.
Aidan Spurrill’s Avatar Aidan Spurrill
13th June 2023 at 08:34
Just got my first ever bottle of Luxardo Maraschino and I could think of no better cocktail to crack it open for than this.
Strong and rummy with citrus and cherry. Perfect for sipping on a hot June evening.
Tuber Magnatum’s Avatar Tuber Magnatum
13th January 2023 at 23:29
An excellent cocktail! For those of you like me who may not have Hemingways EtOh tolerance, scaling this drink to 2/3 (works out nicely using ml and the Easy Jigger!) creates a smaller drink that doesn't require a large coupe glass. (Full disclosure: I used "rich" gomme syrup instead of "rich" simple syrup which for me created a nice mouth feel. I also used 2 drops 20% saline solution, but not sure I would do so again.
Simon Sedgley’s Avatar Simon Sedgley
10th January at 14:35
Good call on the ratios. What host wants to be legless before the prawns have even made it onto the BBQ?
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