Hemingway Daiquiri

Name: Hemingway Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz White Rum; 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 0.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice; 0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur; Lime wheel (garnish, optional)

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Papa's daiquiri: no sugar, all citrus.

ClassicTartSummerRefreshing

4 minMediumBalanced

Bone-dry and zesty. Sharp lime and grapefruit up front, a nutty-cherry whisper of maraschino, and clean white rum carrying it all.

Ingredients

2 oz White Rum
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur
Lime wheel · optional garnish

Method

1
Add the rum, lime juice, grapefruit juice, and maraschino to a shaker with ice.
2
Shake hard until well-chilled.
3
Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
4
Garnish with a lime wheel.

The Story

Ernest Hemingway's personal daiquiri, perfected at La Floridita in Havana. Diabetic and never one for moderation, he took his without sugar and with a double measure of rum — the fearsome "Papa Doble." This is the balanced version bartenders serve today: tart lime and grapefruit, rounded by maraschino instead of sugar.

Glass · Coupe glassGarnish · Lime wheel

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