Daiquiri No. 5 (Pink Daiquiri)

Daiquiri No. 5 (Pink Daiquiri)

  • Robust
  • Slightly tart
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Ingredients

  • 1 2⁄3 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
  • 1⁄2 oz Lime juice
  • 1⁄4 oz Luxardo Maraschino liqueur
  • 1⁄6 oz Monin Grenadine Syrup
  • 1⁄6 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
  • 1⁄3 oz Chilled water omit if using wet ice

Method

Glassware:

Serve in a Coupe glass

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

Method:

  1. SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
  2. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with lime wedge.

Nutrition:

One serving of Daiquiri No. 5 (Pink Daiquiri) contains 155 calories

History:

Created by Constantino "Constante" Ribalaïgua Vert, who owned and bartended at Havana's famous El Floridita from 1918 to 1952. The Daiquiri No. 5, also known as the Pink Daiquiri due to its hue, appears in the 1939 edition of his bar's Cocktails Bar La Florida cocktail menu book.

Review:

A Daiquiri sweetened with pomegranate syrup and a splash of maraschino. (Classically blended rather than shaken.