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Crisp, light and refreshing. Delicately simple yet with perfectly balanced complexity of flavours. For an even better Daiquiri: In place of sugar...
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Sean Anderson’s Avatar Sean Anderson
8th July at 14:33
I've made this recipe dozens of times now, and agree it's possibly the best cocktail ever when perfect. But when I use ground sugar instead of Monin syrup it often doesn't come out perfect.

With ground sugar the sweetness tastes technically correct and the customers (my friends) are happy, but to me it lacks this zingy brightness on the tongue that it has when I use Monin syrup and a dash of water.

To put it another way: why does the recipe say to use ground sugar – then add chilled water? This seems contradictory.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
9th July at 17:05
I tend to add a little more water with powdered sugar. It sounds like your powdered sugar is not fully stirred to dissolve before shaking. Sugar syrup is much easier and more consistent!
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