The exact origin of the recipe for the popular mix of white rum, lime juice and cane sugar cannot be established; there are many versions to this effect. It is only known that the “Daiquiri” cocktail is one of the most popular in the world and is listed in the “Unforgettable” category of the collection of cocktails by the International Bartenders Association. If you have the necessary ingredients to prepare the legendary drink at home.
Cooking Features
The composition of the cocktail "Daiquiri" may be different, but the technology of their preparation is often identical and not complicated. Even more will simplify the task of home barman knowledge of several secrets.
- Most often, the ingredients for a cocktail should be whipped in a shaker, but not every household has such a device. But in almost every kitchen you can find a jar. You can beat the ingredients in it, it is only important that it is tightly closed with a lid.
- If you mix the beverage immediately with crushed ice, you should strain it through a fine sieve before filling it with glasses.
- Chipped ice can be made from ordinary ice by crushing cubes with a blender.
- Lime juice in the composition of the cocktail can be replaced with lemon, slightly reducing its quantity. This will affect the taste of the drink, but only slightly.
- If frozen berries or fruits are used to make a cocktail, ice may not be added to it.
“Daiquiri” cocktail is served in ordinary cone-shaped cocktail glasses, decorated with a slice of lime or other fruit, berries. The straw is not offered to him, as it is supposed to drink this drink without it, but in small sips.
Cocktail “Daiquiri” is served as an aperitif.
Classic Daiquiri recipe
Composition:
- white rum - 50 ml;
- lime juice - 20 ml;
- cane sugar syrup - 20 ml;
- crushed ice - 100 g;
- lime - 1 slice (for decoration).
Method of preparation:
- Squeeze the juice out of the lime, pour it into the capacity of the shaker.
- Add rum, sugar syrup and crushed ice.
- Shake the shaker intensively for 30-40 seconds.
- Strain the drink.
- Pour into a chilled cocktail glass.
- Cut a slice of lime, fasten it to the edge of the glass.
This version of the cocktail is considered classic. Sugar syrup in it can be replaced with cane sugar, but then it will take longer to shake up the cocktail so that the sugar completely dissolves in it.
Strawberry “Daiquiri” with frozen strawberries
Composition:
- white rum - 45 ml;
- lime juice - 25 ml;
- sugar syrup - 100 g;
- strawberries - 100 g.
Method of preparation:
- Sort strawberries, rinse. Let the berries dry. Set aside one strawberry for decoration, place the rest for half an hour in the freezer.
- Grind frozen strawberries using a blender to a state of mashed potatoes, shift into a glass shaker.
- Add rum, syrup and lime juice to strawberries. Shake for 30 seconds.
- Pour the cocktail into the prepared glass, garnish with strawberries.
A cocktail according to this recipe can be made without the help of a shaker, whipping the ingredients in a blender.
Strawberry “Daiquiri” with strawberry syrup and brandy
Composition:
- white rum - 25 ml;
- cognac - 25 ml;
- pomegranate syrup - 3 ml;
- strawberry syrup - 20 ml;
- lime or lemon juice - 10-15 ml;
- crushed ice - to taste;
- strawberry or lime wedge (for decoration) - 1 pc.
Method of preparation:
- Place all ingredients in the shaker tank.
- Shake with ice.
- Strain.
- Pour into a pre-cooled glass.
- Decorate with a berry or a slice of citrus fruit.
The drink has a unique taste, the union of rum and brandy enhances its noble sound.
Cocktail “Daiquiri Hemingway”
Composition:
- white rum - 40 ml;
- Maraschino liqueur - 10 ml;
- lime juice - 25 ml;
- grapefruit juice - 15 ml;
- sugar syrup - 10 ml;
- crushed ice - 100 g.
Method of preparation:
- Pour freshly squeezed lime and grapefruit juice into the shaker tank.
- Add sugar syrup and alcoholic beverages.
- Pour in ice.
- Shake for at least 30 seconds.
- Strain.
- Pour into a cold glass.
There is an opinion that the world-famous writer Ernest Hemingway preferred this variant of the cocktail.
Orange "Daiquiri"
Composition:
- white rum - 55 ml;
- orange liqueur - 10 ml;
- orange fresh juice - 20 ml;
- lime juice - 10 ml;
- crushed ice - 100 g.
Method of preparation:
- Place the ice chips in the shaker tank.
- Add freshly squeezed lime and orange juices, orange liqueur and rum.
- Shake the contents of the shaker, strain through a sieve.
- Fill a chilled glass with a cocktail.
As a decoration, it is advisable to use an orange slice.
Peach “Daiquiri”
Composition:
- white rum - 50 ml;
- peach pulp - 100 g;
- lime juice - 20 ml;
- sugar syrup - 10 ml;
- crushed ice - to taste.
Method of preparation:
- Peach wash, blot with a napkin. Cut the fruit in half, remove the bone.
- Pulp cut into small cubes for 15-20 minutes, put them in the freezer.
- Put the peach in the bowl of the blender, squeeze the juice from the lime, add the cane sugar syrup and rum.
- Turn on the unit and turn the contents of its bowl into a liquid of uniform consistency.
- If desired, add some crushed ice, whisk again.
It remains to pour the cocktail into a chilled glass, decorate with a slice of peach or lime.
Cocktail “Daiquiri Mulata”
Composition:
- coffee liqueur - 20 ml;
- lime juice - 15 ml;
- sugar syrup - 10 ml;
- crushed ice - 100 g.
Method of preparation:
- Pour ice into a shaker glass.
- Add all three drinks.
- Shake, strain.
The drink is served in a cocktail glass decorated with a slice of lime. From the traditional "Daiquiri" this version of the cocktail differs more than others.
The composition of the cocktail “Daiquiri” is simple, and a person who does not have bartender experience can cook it in the home kitchen. However, this drink is among the most famous and beloved around the world, has many variations.
