Daiquiri No. 1 (6:2:1 formula)
Ingredients
- 2 oz Light gold rum
- 2⁄3 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄3 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 4 drop Difford's Daiquiri Bitters optional
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Coupe glass
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
Method:
- SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
- FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.
Garnish:
- Garnish with lime wedge.
Nutrition:
One serving of Daiquiri No. 1 (6:2:1 formula) contains 165 calories
History:
Daiquiri cocktail history
Review:
For an even better Daiquiri, use 2 x 5ml measuring spoons of powdered sugar (finely ground caster sugar) in place of 10ml sugar syrup. To ensure the sugar is fully dissolved, stir the sugar with lime juice in the base of the shaker prior to adding rum and ice and shaking.
This 6:2:1 (6 parts rum, 2 parts lime and 1 part sugar) Daiquiri recipe emerged after an afternoon's Daiquiri experimentation with five of the UK's most respected bartenders back in 2010. It is a touch more citrus-forward, so it suits a fuller flavoured rum than my own 10:3:2 Daiquiri formula, which calls for a charcoal-filtered lightly aged rum.
