Daiquiri, or Daiquirí (which is the Cuban spelling of the word), is a family of cocktails whose main ingredients are rum and lime juice. There are several versions, but those that gained international fame are the ones made in one of the most famous barss in the world: the Floridita, in Havana.
The name Daiquirí is also the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba, and a iron mine in that area. It is said that the cocktail was invented by an engineer that worked in that very mine, which explains the origin of the cocktail's name.
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Daiquirí Natural is the basic mix, that serves as the starting point to the more complex cocktails of the family:
This is the most common and famous version of this cocktail, allegedly it was invented by Constantino Ribalaigua Vert, barman and owner of the Floridita in the fifties, whom Ernest Hemingway nicknamed El grande Constante (the Grand Constante). This recipe is also known as Daiquirí Frappè.
Papa's is the version of the cocktail that allegedly Hemingway prefered (Papa is the nickname that fishermen gave Hemingway in Cuba), is identical to the Floridita Daiquiri, it only substitutes lime juice with grapefruit juice. It is said that Hemingway drank this cocktail with no sugar and doubled the rum.
Mulata is the same cocktail as the Floridita Daiquiri, but instead of light-dry rum (which is colorless) it requires aged rum, which gives the cocktail an amber color.
Other versions, which did not originate in the Floridita, are also common in bars worldwide, such as Strawberry Daiquiri.
see also the list of cocktailsDaiquiri Natural
Mix the ingredients in a shaker and serve.Daiquiri Floridita
Mix all the ingredients in a blender until ice is finely crushed and serve iced.Other versions