Daiquiri

The classic Daiquiri is a classic rum cocktail made with fresh lime juice and simple syrup, no blender required. It’s light, refreshing, and delicious.

Recipe ingredients

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Ingredient notes

• White rum: There is nothing to disguise the rum here (not even ice!) so choose a premium one if you can afford it. The Real McCoy, Bacardi Superior, and Plantation 3 Stars are all excellent in a Daiquiri.

Step-by-step instructions

1. To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, lime juice, and simple syrup.

2. Cover and shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

Recipe tips and variations

• Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
• Glassware: Serve your daiquiri in a cocktail glass such as a martini glass or a coupe glass.
• Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 16 ounces (2 cups) white rum, 6 ounces (¾ cup) fresh lime juice, and 6 ounces (¾ cup) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lime wedges on hand so guests can help themselves.
• Hemingway Daiquiri: Substitute ½ ounce (1 tablespoon) EACH grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur for the simple syrup.
• Frozen Daiquiri: To a blender, add 2 ounces (¼ cup) white rum, ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons, ¾ ounce (1 ½ tablespoons) simple syrup, and ¾ cup ice. Blend until smooth, add to a chilled coupe glass, and garnish with a lime wedge.
• Strawberry Margarita: Featuring tequila instead of white rum, this frozen blended drink also has fresh strawberries, triple sec, and honey for sweetness.

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Daiquiri

By Meggan Hill

The classic Daiquiri is a classic rum cocktail made with fresh lime juice and simple syrup, no blender required. It's light, refreshing, and delicious.

Prep Time 1 minute min

Cook Time 1 minute min

Total Time 2 minutes mins

Servings 1 cocktail

Course Drinks

Cuisine Cuban

Calories 193

5 from 1 vote

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Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 2 ounces white rum (¼ cup, see note 1)
• ▢ 3/4 ounce lime juice (1 ½ tablespoons)
• ▢ 3/4 ounce simple syrup (1 ½ tablespoons)
• ▢ lime wedge for garnish

Instructions 

• To a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add rum, lime juice, and simple syrup.
• Cover and shake vigorously until chilled, about 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a lime wedge.

Notes

1. White rum: There is nothing to disguise the rum here (not even ice!) so choose a premium one if you can afford it. The Real McCoy, Bacardi Superior, and Plantation 3 Stars are all excellent in a Daiquiri.
2. Yield: This recipe makes 1 cocktail.
3. Glassware: Serve your daiquiri in a cocktail glass such as a martini glass or a coupe glass.
4. Big batch: To make a batch of 8 cocktails, combine 16 oz. (2 c.) white rum, 6 ounces (¾ c.) fresh lime juice, and 6 oz. (¾ c.) simple syrup in a pitcher. Have ice, glassware, and lime wedges on hand so guests can help themselves.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSodium: 13mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 1gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 1mg

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