What better way to begin this nonsense than with a drink…
If you weren’t aware, June 19th was National Daiquiri Day. I forgot.
A correctly made Daiquiri is one of the finest things on the earth and I wanted to share how I achieve, what I consider to be, a pretty decent version.
I’ve started messing around with dropping simple syrup in favour of bar spoons of caster/superfine sugar. Omitting the water that the syrup introduces allows you to better control the final dilution of the drink.
I find that 1 bar spoon of sugar equates to roughly a quarter oz/7.5ml of 2:1 finished syrup. If you don’t have a bar spoon a teaspoon will work just as well.
Anyway, my recipe is as follows:
- 2oz/60ml of white rum
- 1oz/30ml freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 bar spoons/teaspoons of caster/superfine sugar
Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and stir until the sugar has dissolved.
Add ice and shake until the tin turns icy cold.
Double strain into a frozen coupe glass and garnish with a lime wheel.
Dehydrated citrus as a garnish works well here too. It looks awesome and is super easy to make.
A simple drink but absolutely incredible!