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BEVERAGE, Cocktails
Daiquiri, I.B.A
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History and curiosities about the daiquiri

One of Ernest Hemingway's most loved drinks, mentioned in many films made in the USA. The history of the Daiquiri is fascinating: legend has it that a young American sailor landed in 1989 in Daiquiri, a small village near Santiago de Cuba, today called Playa Daiquiri. After entering a shack that offered drinks by the glass, he refused to drink straight rum and asked to be diluted with lemon juice and sugar. And here's the first Daiquiri.

The origins of the daiquiri are unclear, in fact two different stories are attributed to its birth. The first dates back to 1898: during the war between Spain and the United States, after the sinking of 

the Maine ship in the port of Havana, a marine disembarks in Daiquiri, a Cuban village, enters a bar and asks for something to quench his thirst, too bad that the taproom offered only rum. The sailor thus decides to dilute it with lime juice and sugar, creating the first daiquiri.

The second legend about the birth of the daiquiri moves the date a few years later, to 1905: it is said that the cocktail was invented by American engineers working in an iron mine. At the end of the day, to recover from the hard work, they decided to drink something, but they only had rum, lime and sugar available, which they mixed in a shaker with ice. Initially they called the cocktail "rum sour", but it was deemed too simple and later changed to daiquiri.

Ingridients

WHITE RUM - 4.5 cl

LIME JUICE - 2 cl

SUGAR SYRUP - 0.5 cl

The daiquiri is a Caribbean cocktail based on white rum, lime juice and sugar syrup which is part of sour cocktails, i.e. those based on distillate, lemon juice and sweetener.

A long drink which is therefore made with few ingredients which give it a pure and essential flavour, ideal for an aperitif or after dinner.Here's how to make this crystal clear and intriguing drink in just a few steps.

How to prepare: 

-       Start by squeezing the lime juice, or alternatively the lemon juice, and filter it. 

-       Pour some ice cubes into the shaker, add the rum, lime juice and sugar syrup. 

-       Shake vigorously for 6/8 seconds and pour into the cup previously cooled with ice

-        if you wish you can garnish with a slice of lime. 

-       Your daiquiri is ready to be served

Advice

To make a perfect daiquiri, use ripe citrus fruits and respect the doses perfectly, to create the right mix of flavors that make this cocktail unique.

The daiquiri can also be enriched with fruit syrups or peach vodka, to make it even tastier. However, there are 3 official variations: the strawberry daiquiri with the addition of strawberries, the frozen daiquiri, a more summery and refreshing version, which also includes the addition of a 

scoop of ice cream, and the banana daiquiri to which banana cream is added.

If you prepare the daiquiri for an aperitif, offer it accompanied by olives and some savory snacks.

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