Daiquiri cocktail - a cocktail from the family of alcoholic beverages. It is based on sugar, rum and lime. Daiquiri is named after the city in which it was invented. According to one version, the drink was completely accidentally invented by one bartender who had run out of gin. Instead, he began to serve rum, which for taste mixed with other ingredients. Over time, this cocktail has a lot of various options.
According to another version, this drink was invented by a Cuban engineer. In order to help his work crew quench his thirst, he mixed his rum, limes, granulated sugar and ice. The resulting drink was so liked by the workers that they distributed its recipe throughout the island. Today Daiquiri cocktail is considered one of the most commonly used cocktails in the world. It is especially popular in the hot season. He owes such popularity to the fact that he is able to quickly and deliciously quench his thirst.
Currently, there are many different recipes for making this drink. Daiquiri cocktail recipe can be found on the pages of both print media and on the worldwide Internet database. To make the classic Daiquiri variant, you will need the following ingredients: sixty milliliters of rum (better to take Ronrico, Captain Morgan Carte Blanche), ten milliliters of Maraschino liquor, fifteen milliliters of lime juice and one teaspoon of regular sugar. Put all the ingredients in the chilled bowl of the electric mixer. Then you need to add a large glass of ice chips. Serve Daiquiri cocktail in an unbroken condition. The glass for a cocktail should have a wide bottom and be pre-chilled. Put a couple of short straws in a glass.
The most popular variation of this cocktail is Banana Daiquiri. To make it, you will need forty-five milliliters of rum, fifteen ml of fresh lime juice, half a fresh banana, forty-five ml of pasteurized or boiled milk and one full teaspoon of sugar. Such a cocktail is usually served in a wide glass, designed for champagne.
Strawberry Daiquiri cocktail is also very popular. To make it, you will need thirty-eight milliliters of white rum, twenty ml of strawberry brandy, twelve ml of orange juice, fifty ml of strawberry puree, twenty ml of lime juice, six ml of De Cuyper Grenadine liquor, one teaspoon of sugar with a slide. Decorate the cocktail with slices of pineapple, orange, lime and two halves of strawberries. Served with a thick straw.
Daiquiri cocktail can be prepared for lovers of cherry flavors. To make Cherry Daiquiri, you will need fifty milliliters of cherry brandy, twenty five milliliters of white rum, eight milliliters of lemon juice, twenty milliliters of sugar syrup, twelve milliliters of liquor called De Cuyper Grenadine, five cherries. You need to decorate with a slice of lemon and cherry. The cocktail, reduced by half, can be served in champagne glasses.
Coconut Daiquiri is also in demand. It will require forty-five milliliters of white rum, twenty-five milliliters of coconut rum, twelve milliliters of lime juice, twenty milliliters of sugar syrup, twenty milliliters of coconut cream, one teaspoon of whipped cream and two teaspoons of dark strong rum. The edge of the glass with all the ingredients except dark rum is garnished with grated coconut and lime. Then they shake it all and filter it into a glass filled with ice. Dark rum is poured with a spoon on the surface of the cocktail. The finished cocktail is decorated with a slice of lime and a cherry.