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Mint Daiquiri
Reminiscent of a short, concentrated Mojito, this Daiquiri works well with either a charcoal filtered 'carta blanca' style light rum or a lightly aged...
Calvin Grant
18th May at 03:20
A favorite go to when the mint is fresh, this is a fabulous Daiquiri. Thoroughly enjoyed with a gold/light rum split, but made it this time with Carta Blanca and a spoon of Hamilton 86 Demerara River rum. My mint is probably mentha canadensis, wild mint, which has a more profound menthol/peppermint flavor than spearmint. Flawless!!!
18th May at 03:30
Oh and of course don't forget the Difford's Daquiri Bitters. Bob's Bitters are the best.
14th July 2024 at 12:57
Nice Daiquiri variation but with Carta Blanca it is somewhat bland, although I added some drops of saline solution. I would change for Havana Club 3yo next time.
6th June 2024 at 15:12
I made this with Bacardi Carta Blanca before reading the comments. Bacardi was bland. Rhum Barbancourt 8 was worlds better. Appleton Estate is very finicky for me. Rarely is it fantastic in a drink but, when it is, it's amazing... FYI, I did viciously muddle the mint, to my taste.
10th May 2024 at 22:52
The mint adds a refreshing coolness to an otherwise conventional daiquiri - I’m a fan! And Plantation 3 Stars white rum works just fine.
18th December 2023 at 16:31
I found this a perfect blend of mint and Bacardi, just having the one I think. Sour but backnotes of sweetness made this a great take on a ‘small’ mojito
20th December 2022 at 09:32
I found the mint very overwhelming. Just left me disappointed I couldn't really taste the nice Appleton Estate I put in there. Somewhat surprised by how much this disappointed me.
1st March 2023 at 10:24
To be honest, Appleton Estate does not work in this sort of Daiquiri. It needs a much lighter rum to work. I used Havana Club 3, and it worked way better. It was beautifully minty with tartness and acidity, and a tiny wisp of sugar.