Daiquiri in a chilled coupe with a lime wheel, A&A watercolor.

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Daiquiri

The Daiquiri is a shaken cocktail made with white rum, fresh lime juice, and simple syrup, served in a chilled coupe. It is the gold standard for testing a bar's technique. There is nowhere for sloppy measurement to hide.

3 min EasyCoupeShaken

Ingredients

  • 2 oz white rum
  • 0.75 oz lime juice
  • 0.75 oz simple syrup
  • Lime wheel
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Method

  1. Combine white rum, lime juice, and simple syrup in a shaker.
  2. Fill with ice and shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
  3. Double-strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Garnish with a thin lime wheel or expressed lime peel.

Garnish

Thin lime wheel or expressed lime peel.

Pro tip

Lime juice has to be fresh. Bottled lime juice will collapse this drink. Squeeze right before service.

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