Daiquiri

Name: Daiquiri
Yield: 1
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 oz amber rum; 1/2 oz lime juice; 1/2 oz simple syrup; fresh mint leaves, to garnish; maraschino cherry, to garnish; ice cubes

Makes1 servings

By Chatelaine

A daiquiri cocktail in a stemless martini glass with crushed ice and a wood stir stick. The daiquiri is made with amber rum; lime juice; simple syrup and fresh mint leaves and garnished with a maraschino cherry. For a post on a classic Daiquiri cocktail recipe.

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Another sweet-tart classic cocktail.

Ingredients

2 oz amber rum
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz simple syrup
fresh mint leaves, to garnish
maraschino cherry, to garnish
ice cubes

Instructions

FILL a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add rum, lime juice and simple syrup. Shake well.
STRAIN into a martini glass. Garnish with mint leaves and maraschino cherry.
Simple syrup: Boil 1 cup sugar with 1 cup water in a small pot until sugar dissolves. Store in fridge up to two months.

Cocktail math: 1 oz = 2 tbsp.

Get our super-simple simple syrup recipe.

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