Cocktail · Medium strength

Daiquiri

Rum, lime, sugar. Three ingredients, zero places to hide.

How to order it: Not the frozen kind. Hemingway approved; bartenders judge you kindly.

Flavor profile

Sweetness5
Bitterness1
Strength6
Freshness8
Richness1
Sparkle0
Daring4

The recipe

  • 2 oz white rum
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • ¾ oz simple syrup
  • Shake; strain into a coupe
  • Lime wheel
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Modern variations

The Daiquiri cast a long shadow. These pours carry the torch:

Caipirinha

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Cachaça, lime, sugar, muddled to order — Brazil's national handshake.

Adjacent pours

Southside

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Gin, lime, mint — a mojito that summers in the Hamptons.

Margarita

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Tequila, lime, and orange liqueur in perfect tension. Sunshine, weaponized.

Bee's Knees

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Gin, honey, lemon — Prohibition's way of making bathtub gin taste like spring.