Daiquiri

A most delicious cocktail and a classic sour - a simple combination of spirit, sugar and citrus juice. It is a perfect, easy to make before-dinner drink with its blend of light rum and lime. 

When he was in Havana, Hemingway frequented the renowned bar El Floridita where he relied heavily on various versions of Daiquiris to bring him in the mood. The drink itself harks back to 1896 when an American engineer working in Cuba was short of gin and instead used the local rum. To mask the low quality he added lime and sugar. Where he lived? In the village of Daiquiri.

4 cl light rum

2 cl lime juice

1.5 cl simple syrup 

Shake the ingredients with ice. Strain into a coupe glass and garnish with a lemon wheel.

If you want it tarter or sweeter, balance the lime juice and syrup accordingly. 

The original Daiquiri was closer to 4 cl light rum, 1.5 cl lime juice and 1.5 cl simple syrup.