Columbus Daiquiri

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Serve in a Coupe glass

Ingredients:
1 1⁄2 oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
1 oz Luxardo Apricot Albicocca Liqueur
5⁄6 oz Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
1⁄3 oz Monin Pure Cane Syrup (65.0°brix, equivalent to 2:1 rich syrup)
1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Coupe glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime or apricot wedge on rim.
  3. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  4. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 7/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 7/10
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Review:

A tangy, apricot flavoured Daiquiri.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Columbus Daiquiri contains 199 calories

Alcohol content:

  • 1.4 standard drinks
  • 16.54% alc./vol. (16.54° proof)
  • 19.9 grams of pure alcohol

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Beverly Stanton’s Avatar Beverly Stanton
18th December 2022 at 00:13
Very nice after dinner daiquiri. I used 20 ml of lime juice, it was perfect. Will make again.
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Sherri Rita’s Avatar Sherri Rita
22nd September 2021 at 00:46
Excellent as is but I decided a luxardo maraschino and a bit of the juice balances the tartness of the lime if like me you might have overdone it.
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