Classic Daiquiri

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Time: 1 hour 10 min.
Complexity: easily
Quantity: 1 cocktail

The refreshing Cuban Daiquiri is one of the best summer cocktails. It's a balanced blend of freshly squeezed lime juice, simple syrup, and light rum, balancing the sweet and sour notes with the alcohol. For this cocktail, it's best to make homemade simple syrup. It keeps well in the refrigerator and lasts a long time. Sip the Daiquiri from a chilled glass and enjoy.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Cocktail

2 cups crushed ice + extra for chilling the glass
60 ml light rum
30 ml freshly squeezed lime juice, strained
15 ml simple sugar syrup, see recipe below

Simple sugar syrup

2 tbsp. sugar
1 cup of water

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

If your glass isn't chilled, chill it by filling it with a little crushed ice. Set it aside while you prepare the cocktail.
Place 2 cups of crushed ice in a cocktail shaker. Pour rum, lime juice, and simple syrup over the ice, cover, and shake well.

Remove the ice from the glass and strain the cocktail into it. Serve immediately.

Simple sugar syrup:

Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan and heat over high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely. The syrup can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month..
Exit: 3 tbsp.

Categories:

recipe / Summer dishes / Alcoholic cocktails / Cocktails with rum / Cuban cuisine / Alton Brown