Espresso Daiquiri
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 15.7% ABV ∙
The Espresso Daiquiri swaps the Daiquiri's lime for freshly brewed espresso, shaken with light gold rum and sugar syrup and served up.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: Light gold rum 45 mlEspresso coffee 30 mlSugar syrup 10 ml
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with three coffee beans floated in a petal formation in the center of the cocktail’s foamy head
Tips
- Pull the espresso fresh and hot, then shake hard with ice; fresh coffee is what gives the drink its foamy head.
- After 10-15 seconds of hard shaking, fine-strain it; that catches stray coffee grounds and leaves a clean head for the three beans.
History
The Espresso Daiquiri emerged during the 21st-century craft cocktail revival as a rum-based riff on the Espresso Martini, a template originally established in London in the 1980s. Its structure traces back to the classic Cuban Daiquiri of rum, lime, and sugar, widely credited to American mining engineer Jennings Cox, who is said to have mixed it near the town of Daiquiri around 1898.
FAQ
What is an Espresso Daiquiri made of?
Light gold rum, freshly brewed hot espresso, and sugar syrup, shaken with ice and fine-strained into a coupe.
Is an Espresso Daiquiri shaken or stirred?
Shaken, hard, so the hot espresso whips into a foamy head, then fine-strained.
What glass is an Espresso Daiquiri served in?
A chilled coupe, served up without ice and garnished with three coffee beans floated on the foam.
How is an Espresso Daiquiri different from an Espresso Martini?
An Espresso Daiquiri is rum, espresso and sugar syrup, with no coffee liqueur. An Espresso Martini uses vodka and coffee liqueur. Without the liqueur, the Daiquiri version is lower in alcohol, drier and tastes more directly of espresso.
