Classic Daiquiri

It takes only one drink to get me drunk. The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth. - George Burns

Another of the classic cocktails invented in Cuba during the Golden Age. After the Spanish-American War a team of American engineers spent the hot summer months in the Cuban town of Daiquiri. According to local legend it was this group that first mixed up the now classic rum, grapefruit juice, lime and sugar.

As with the Margarita, there are almost as many variations as there are bartenders -- but THIS is the original recipe.

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Classic Daiquiri

• 2 1/2 ounces light Rum
• 1 ounce Fresh Grapefruit Juice
• 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup (Click Here to see how to easily make simple syrup)
• 1/2 ounce fresh Lime Juice
• Ice

1. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and all the ingredients.
2. Shake vigorously for 20 to 30 seconds.
3. Pour the mixture, with ice, into a tall glass.

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do. - Dylan Thomas

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