Daiquiri（ダイキリ）
Rum, lime, sugar — the honest drink that built a genre.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| White rum | 60 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 20 ml |
| Sugar syrup (2:1) | 10 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
6 : 2 : 1
- 01
Shake all ingredients hard with ice, 10–12 seconds.
- 02
Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
- 03
Garnish with a lime wheel. Serve immediately, very cold.
Garnish — Lime wheel
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 45Moderate
- Sourness*
- 89Intense
- Bitterness
- 15Faint
- Fruitiness
- 45Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 55Moderate
- Crisp
- 72Strong
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
Around 1898, American mining engineer Jennings Cox reportedly mixed the drink at Daiquirí, near Santiago de Cuba — local rum, lime, sugar over cracked ice. Admiral Lucius W. Johnson carried the recipe back to Washington's Army and Navy Club in 1909.
Havana's El Floridita perfected it: bartender Constantino Ribalaigua blended it with shaved ice, creating the frozen style Hemingway later made infamous. The Papa Doble — no sugar, double rum — is named for him.
The craft era restored the shaken original: three ingredients, strained up, judged on balance alone. Nothing to hide behind.
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Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Wayne Curtis, And a Bottle of Rum (2006)
04Recipe versions
Each version is shown exactly as recorded in its source — unverified claims are flagged.
- IBA Official Cocktails
International Bartenders Association · iba-web-current · Official
- White Rum60 ml
- Lime Juice20 ml
- Sugar2 bar spoon
In a cocktail shaker add all ingredients. Stir well to dissolve the sugar. Add ice and shake. Strain into chilled cocktail glass.
- The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks
David Embury · 1948 · Book · unverified
- White Rum8 part
- Lime Juice2 part
- Sugar1 part
Shake hard, strain.
Embury's 8:2:1 — the craft-revival's reference ratio.
- El Floridita, Havana
Constantino Ribalaigua · 1935 · Bar · unverified
- White Rum2 oz
- lime0.75 oz
- Sugar2 tsp
Frozen frappe — the 'Floridita' daiquiri.
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05Variations
- VariationHemingway Daiquiri (Papa Doble)Grapefruit and maraschino, no sugar
- VariationFrozen DaiquiriThe Floridita style — blended with shaved ice
- VariationBanana DaiquiriThe fruit variants start here
06The map
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