February 2025 – Hemingway Daiquiri

Last month we made the classic Daiquiri, a great simple drink made with Rum, lime juice and simple syrup. I would be remiss if I did not follow-up with the Hemingway Daiquiri which was born when in Cuba, Ernest Hemingway tasted the Daiquiri and proclaimed not bad but double the rum and lose the sugar.  From that was born the Hemingway Daiquiri which lost the sugar but was modified by adding both grapefruit juice and Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur to add back in a slight bit of sweetness.  While last month’s drink was a good balance of tart and sweet this month’s Hemingway Daiquiri definitely leans tart.  As with many cocktails feel free to modify slightly to fit your palate, I have seen recipes add a dash of simple syrup to add more sweetness to the drink which I have added as optional should you have a leaning towards a sweeter drink.  I prefer the original Hemingway (no simple syrup) since if I want the sweeter version, I just drink the classic Daiquiri.

Ingredients:

• Bacardi Superior Silver Rum
• Fresh Lime juice
• Fresh Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice
• Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• Simple Syrup – Optional
• Lime for Garnish

Tools:

• Oxo two-sided shot glass/jigger
• Coupe Glass (Place in freezer to frost)
• Cocktail Shaker
• Juicer
• Strainer

Directions:

• Optional – Make your Simple Syrup Mixture – Heat 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in saucepan and bring to boil then let cool to make simple syrup
• Fill cocktail shaker with ice and then add ingredients for one cocktail.
  • Bacardi Superior Silver Rum – 2 oz
  • Lime Juice – ¾ oz
  • Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice – ½ oz
  • Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur – ½ oz
  • Optional – Simple Syrup – ¼ to ½  oz to taste
• Shake very vigorously and strain into a frozen coupe glass.
• Garnish with lime wheel

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