Blood Orange Daiquiri
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 19.2% ABV ∙
A shaken riff on the classic Daiquiri, the Blood Orange Daiquiri adds blood orange juice and a dash of aromatic bitters to white rum, lime, and sugar syrup. Tart lime hits first, blood orange rounds it into something softer and faintly berry-like, and a whisper of bitters lingers into a clean, dry finish.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: White rum 60 mlBlood orange juice 20 mlLime juice 15 mlSugar syrup 10 mlAngostura aromatic bitters 3 dashesSaline solution 1 dash
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Express an orange twist over the cocktail and discard
- Garnish with a blood orange wedge or dehydrated slice wheel
Tips
- Shake hard with cubed ice for a full 12-15 seconds since the blood orange juice adds extra body that needs vigorous agitation to aerate and chill properly.
- Fine-strain into the chilled coupe to catch any pulp from the blood orange juice, giving a cleaner, silkier texture in the glass.
- Add the saline solution and bitters dashes directly into the shaker before shaking, not after, so they integrate fully rather than floating on top.
- Express the orange twist over the drink's surface and discard the peel, then add the blood orange wedge last so its color stays vivid against the pale liquid.
History
The Blood Orange Daiquiri is a modern variation on the Daiquiri, a rum sour whose invention is credited by most accounts to Jennings Cox, an American mining engineer working near Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War of 1898. Cox is said to have mixed local Bacardi rum with lime juice and sugar and named the drink for the nearby town and mine of Daiquiri. The Blood Orange Daiquiri keeps that classic rum-and-citrus structure but swaps in blood orange juice alongside the lime, giving the drink a deeper color and a softer, sweeter citrus edge than the original.
FAQ
What is in a Blood Orange Daiquiri?
White rum, blood orange juice, fresh lime juice, and sugar syrup, shaken and served up. This build also carries a few dashes of Angostura bitters and a dash of saline solution, which round out the citrus without changing the core rum-and-citrus profile.
How do you make a Blood Orange Daiquiri?
Shake white rum with blood orange juice, fresh lime juice, and sugar syrup over ice until well-chilled, then fine-strain into a coupe glass. The bitters and saline go in before the shake so they integrate fully, and the drink is finished with an orange twist and a blood orange wedge.
Is a Blood Orange Daiquiri shaken or stirred?
Shaken. The citrus and syrup need the vigorous aeration and quick chill of a shake; stirring would leave the juices flat and under-diluted.
What glass is a Blood Orange Daiquiri served in?
A coupe glass, served up and garnished with an orange twist and a blood orange wedge.
Is a Blood Orange Daiquiri vegan?
Yes, it is vegan, vegetarian, and lactose-free, since it is built entirely from rum, citrus juice, sugar syrup, and bitters with no animal-derived ingredients.
