Specification
| White rum | 60 ml |
| Fresh lime juice | 25 ml |
| Sugar syrup 1:1 | 15 ml |
Method
- 01Combine rum, lime and syrup in a shaker.
- 02Fill with ice and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 03Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- 04Serve immediately — it dies within minutes.
Where it comes from
Named for the Daiquirí iron mines near Santiago de Cuba, where an American engineer is credited with mixing ration rum with lime and sugar around 1898. It became the standard by which bartenders judge each other's balance.
If you change one thing: Juice the limes the same hour you serve. Lime juice loses its top notes within about four hours and tastes muddy the next day.