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Rum · Shaken · No. 181

Hemingway Daiquiri

Rum, fresh lime, fresh grapefruit, a teaspoon of Maraschino. No sugar — Hemingway didn't take sugar. Pale, dry, faintly pink.

Glass
Coupe
Method
Shaken
Time
2 min
Strength
Medium
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Hemingway Daiquiri cocktail in a coupe glassCoupe — 22% ABV

Ingredients

  • 2 ozWhite rum, dry style, Plantation 3 Stars or Havana Club 3
  • ¾ ozLime juice, fresh
  • ½ ozGrapefruit juice, fresh, ruby red preferred
  • 1 tspLuxardo Maraschino
  • Lime wheel, to garnish

Method

  1. Combine rum, lime, grapefruit, and Maraschino in a shaker with cracked ice.

  2. Shake hard for 12 seconds — needs the chill, no sugar to round it.

  3. Double-strain into a chilled coupe.

  4. Float a lime wheel on top.