There are several versions of the origin of the wonderful cocktail Daiquiri, whose recipe is very popular, the most common is that in the distant 1898, the American engineer Jennings Cox, who was in Cuba, ended gin. And he bought from the local population rum, which, mixed with sugar and lime juice, served his guests. The drink was very popular with the guests and later, the Daiquiri recipe gained its life and set off on a tour of the world's bars. Its name was given to the cocktail in honor of Daikiri Beach, located near Santiago.
How to cook Daikiri?
The basis of the cocktail, as you guessed it, is white rum. The second no less important ingredient is crushed ice. Without it, the Daiquiri recipe loses all meaning, since the cocktail should not just be chilled, but with pieces of crushed ice. Well, the third product is sugar. As you can see, it's elementary! But the resulting effect of mixing these three ingredients is fantastic!
Daiquiri cocktail - recipe
The classic cocktail recipe includes rum, ice and lime. This is what we will try to cook.
Ingredients:
- white rum - 60 ml;
- sugar - 10 g;
- lime - 70 g;
- ice in cubes - 200 g.
Preparation
In a shaker mix rum, sugar and lime juice, with ice cubes. Beat until foam forms. Then pour into a chilled glass and immediately serve. You can decorate the glass with a slice of lime.
Banana "Daiquiri" - recipe
Today the cocktail recipe has undergone many changes. One of the variants of Daikiri is the addition of a banana.
Ingredients:
- white rum - 60 ml;
- triple-sec - 15 ml;
- lime juice - 15 ml;
- cream - 15 ml;
- sugar syrup - 1 teaspoon;
- banana - 1/4 pcs .;
- ice in cubes - 4-6 pcs.
Preparation
This recipe for Daikiri includes a banana - 1/4 of its part. All the ingredients mentioned in the recipe are beaten in a blender together with ice, then we pour a homogeneous mass into a chilled glass, decorate it with a slice of lime and serve it.
Recipe for Daikiri Mulata
You can try adding some coffee liquor to the recipe.
Ingredients:
- white rum - 50 ml;
- coffee liquor - 20 ml;
- sugar syrup - 10 ml;
- lime juice - 15 ml;
- ice in cubes - 4-6 pcs.
Preparation
Rum is mixed in a blender with lime juice, coffee liqueur and sugar syrup. Add crushed ice and whisk until foam is obtained. Then we pour the cocktail into a chilled glass and serve it. You can decorate with a slice of lime.
Cocktail "Passionate Daiquiri"
Another version of the drink - with passion fruit juice.
Ingredients:
- white rum - 60 ml;
- syrup of passion fruit - 15 ml;
- lime juice - 30 ml;
- cherry - for decoration;
- ice in cubes - 4-6 pcs.
Preparation
In a blender, whisk, until the formation of foam, rum with passion fruit juice, lime juice and ice. We serve a cocktail in frozen glasses decorated with cherries.
Strawberry "Daikiri" - recipe
From this number of products you can prepare a cocktail for 6 people.
Ingredients:
- white rum - 300 ml;
- Strawberries - 400 g;
- apple juice - 300 ml;
- 1 lime juice;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- ice in cubes - 10 pcs.
Preparation
Strawberry "Daiquiri" cocktail, the recipe of which we quote, contains strawberries in the ingredients - you can take both fresh and frozen berries. Wash it and put it in a blender along with the ice. Then add the juice of lime, sugar, apple juice and rum, whisk until a homogeneous mass is obtained, and pour into frozen glasses. You can decorate the drink with pieces of strawberries and serve with a cocktail.
The beach party is also perfectly complemented by cocktails "Pinacolada" and "Blue Lagoon" . Have a nice rest!