Rum Cocktails: White Rum
Daiquiri Cocktail
Daiquiri Cocktail Ingredients
2 oz. El Dorado Rum 3 Year
1 oz. Fresh lime juice
1 oz. Simple syrup
Garnish
Lime wedge
Daiquiri Cocktail Preparation
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and add ice. Shake hard. Fine strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.
Daiquiri Cocktail Story
Similar to the Caipirinha or the Mojito, the Daiquiri also calls for rum, sugar, and lime. The drink is thought to be named after a Cuban village, where American engineer Jennings Cox, who was positioned at a nearby iron mine, first wrote of tasting it in his travel diaries. The cocktail’s popularity spread to America, most believe thanks to Navy Admiral Lucius W. Johnson, who sampled the drink during a visit to Cuba, and introduced it to officers at Washington D.C.’s Army and Navy Club. The Daiquiri soon enraptured everyone from Ernest Hemingway to JFK, inspiring variations galore. Don't let the deceptively simple ingredient list fool you, however: making a proper Daiquiri requires skill with dilution acidity, and sugar, not to mention finesse. It's the egg test for the bar world, a basic standard all great bartenders strive to perfect.