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Banana Daiquiri (shaken)
Perhaps better named a Sour Banoffee Daiquiri – what's not to like?
Patrick A.
21st April 2024 at 15:54
Just made this for the first time, used all the listed brands of ingredients except subbed Appleton 8yr instead of Havana Club 7yr. I have to agree with other comments, the banana was extremely subtle at 20ml Banane Du Bresil which I found surprising. As others mentioned, upping to 30ml was an improvement and made the drink shine.
22nd April 2024 at 18:49
Agreed. Many thanks to all for the feedback. I've upped crème de banane to 30ml.
5th April 2024 at 09:33
I think sweetness and subtle overripe banana notes from the giffard liquer nicely complements the rum. An excellent cocktail!
28th August 2022 at 04:18
Really delicious and nicely balanced take on the daiquiri. I used Tempus Fugit's exceptional Crème de Banane, a cognac cask aged rum, and Falernum bitters and the result was surprisingly subtle, not especially sweet, and a really nice twist on a tropical classic. I increased the crème de banane by about a barspoon as I had an agressively tart lime. I will definitely make this again.
25th May 2022 at 07:55
Just tried this last night for the first time with Difford's own daiquiri bitters - very, very nice. The remark about this cocktail potentially having a 'misleading' name is definitely true, for, like other user-submitted comments here, the banana element is actually quite subtle. Might work much better holistically if my expectations of this drink was that it was an aperitif, rather than, as the name suggests, some kind of dessert/digestif. Will try again with 30ml Tempus Fugit though.
4th June 2022 at 09:03
I prefer the banana notes to be subtle rather than pronounced to allow the rum to shine. Proportions will very much vary by different brands of banana liqueur. Water may not be needed if ice is wet - striking a perfect level of dilution is part of making a great Daiquiri.
4th June 2022 at 06:34
A quick follow-up to this: I tried this with 30ml banana liqueur last night (instead of 20ml), and omitted the 10ml of chilled water to keep the volume the same. For me, this is a definite improvement as I am quite fond of banana, but at this ratio you start to get some of the underlying silverey mouthfeel of the liqueur which some people may not like, and may be somewhat un-daiquiri-esque. (Maybe keeping the water would solve this? I defer to Simon...)
12th April 2022 at 09:44
Nice but didn’t find banana flavour to be present, would say the lime was the dominant flavour.
Did use Difford’s daiquiri bitters.
Nice enough cocktail but a let down as banana not at all prominent.
Banana flavour more present in the blended recipe
Did use Difford’s daiquiri bitters.
Nice enough cocktail but a let down as banana not at all prominent.
Banana flavour more present in the blended recipe
5th August 2023 at 00:01
@Christopher Day I agree with you regarding the extra touch of banana being good, but since this is an original Difford recipe, and he clearly endorses Banane du Brasil, I highly doubt that he would have proportioned it for an inferior banana liqueur. Some may just prefer the drink with only a suggestion of banana!
19th May 2022 at 16:40
I agree with you. I personally was not hoping for a banana-forward/sweet banana drink here; I love the plain Daiquiri and definitely wanted a Daiquiri first with banana undertones second, but the banana here was barely (if at all) detectable.
For me increasing the Banane du Bresil from 2/3oz/20ml to 1oz/30ml did the trick. I personally think with this the drink is identifiably and very pleasantly banana-tasting but without overwhelming the core of the Daiquiri or becoming very sweet.
The Giffard Banane du Bresil is magnificent (it actually smells and tastes richly of bananas, not artificial banana-sweet flavour) but I wonder if the proportion suggested is more suitable for lower grade/artificially flavoured and bright yellow banana liqueurs which I suspect might be more prone to overpowering the lovely rum and citrus? I have some Bols Banana liqueur lying around (very potent 'foam banana sweet' smell/taste) and should endeavour to test this theory.
For me increasing the Banane du Bresil from 2/3oz/20ml to 1oz/30ml did the trick. I personally think with this the drink is identifiably and very pleasantly banana-tasting but without overwhelming the core of the Daiquiri or becoming very sweet.
The Giffard Banane du Bresil is magnificent (it actually smells and tastes richly of bananas, not artificial banana-sweet flavour) but I wonder if the proportion suggested is more suitable for lower grade/artificially flavoured and bright yellow banana liqueurs which I suspect might be more prone to overpowering the lovely rum and citrus? I have some Bols Banana liqueur lying around (very potent 'foam banana sweet' smell/taste) and should endeavour to test this theory.
11th April 2022 at 01:37
Very nice cocktail. Did not have the daiquiri bitters. Reading the other comments we used 2 drops Angostura and 2 drops orange bitters. Worked out very well. Cocktail was very flavourful, but not sweet. Hint of banana was interesting.
25th January 2022 at 19:40
It was good as a one-off, though I can't imagine I'll make many more. Not for me
20th February 2021 at 21:20
Didn’t have any Diffords daiquiri bitters so this was an exercise in how much difference bitters make. With Angostura bitters this was perfectly pleasant, but swapping that to grapefruit bitters elevated it to a whole new level.
4th August 2023 at 23:54
I use orange bitters, and it’s quite tasty with that too. No idea what the Difford’s bitters taste like since they are very expensive and difficult to come by in the US.