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@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!

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.