#5 · classic
Daiquiri
Daiquiri ranks #5 among the 50 classics on this map — a rum & cachaça drink that reads balanced between sweet and bitter / dry and refreshing. Rum, lime and sugar in perfect balance — the bartender’s benchmark.
- Rum & cachaça
- Shaken
- Coupe
- Medium · ~20% abv
Flavor position
On the flavor map, Daiquiri sits in the bitter & refreshing corner (sweet–bitter score 56, refreshing–boozy score 18).
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Ingredients
- 60 ml white rum
- 25 ml lime juice
- 15 ml sugar syrup
Method
- Add 60 ml white rum, 25 ml lime juice, 15 ml sugar syrup to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a coupe glass.
- Garnish with lime.