Floral Daiquiri
Muddle; Shake ∙ 4 min ∙ 20.1% ABV ∙
A Floral Daiquiri muddles blueberries into white rum and lime, layered with lavender syrup, elderflower liqueur and a Crème de Violette rinse. Muddled blueberry and floral lavender wrap around a bright lime core, with the rum's warmth surfacing only on a soft, perfumed finish.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Rinse the chilled glass with Crème de Violette liqueur 5 ml and set to one side
- In the base of the shaker, muddle: Fresh blueberries 3 pcs
- Add the remaining ingredients: White rum 60 mlLime juice 20 mlLavender syrup 15 mlElderflower liqueur 10 ml
- Shake with ice
- Fine strain into lavender-rinsed glass
- Garnish with a dried lavender sprig pegged to rim
Tips
- Muddle the blueberries lightly in the shaker base — just enough to break the skins, not pulp them into a mush.
- Rinse the chilled glass with the Crème de Violette before shaking, then swirl and discard any excess so the floral note stays subtle.
- Fine-strain after shaking to catch the muddled blueberry solids, keeping the drink smooth rather than pulpy in the coupe.
- Shake hard and briefly with plenty of ice, since the lime and syrup need quick dilution and chill before straining up.
History
The Floral Daiquiri is a variation on the Daiquiri, a cocktail historians widely credit to Jennings Cox, an American mining engineer working near the town of Daiquiri in southeastern Cuba, around the time of the Spanish-American War of 1898. Cox is said to have mixed local rum with lime juice and sugar and named the drink after the mining town where he worked, and the recipe later reached the United States when U.S. Navy officer Lucius W. Johnson tried it in Cuba in 1909 and introduced it to the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C. Some accounts also credit Cox's associate Francesco Domenico Pagliuchi with a hand in devising the drink. The Floral Daiquiri builds on this classic rum-lime-sugar formula by adding floral and fruit notes, such as violet, elderflower, and lavender, to the base recipe.
FAQ
What is in a Floral Daiquiri?
White rum, fresh lime juice, muddled blueberries, lavender syrup, and elderflower liqueur, shaken and fine-strained into a glass rinsed with Crème de Violette. The violette rinse and dried lavender garnish give it its floral character and pale purple hue.
What is the best liquor for a daiquiri?
A good white rum is the standard choice for a Daiquiri, since its clean, light character lets the lime and sweetener lead. This build uses white rum as the base, with lavender syrup and elderflower liqueur adding a floral layer beyond the classic three-ingredient formula.
What's the secret to a perfect daiquiri?
Fresh lime juice and properly chilled, well-diluted shaking are the two things that make or break any Daiquiri-style drink. In this floral version, a light hand on muddling the blueberries and a careful Crème de Violette rinse keep the extra flavors balanced rather than overpowering the rum and lime.
Is a Floral Daiquiri shaken or stirred?
Shaken. After the blueberries are muddled in the shaker base, the rum, lime juice, lavender syrup, and elderflower liqueur are added and shaken hard with ice, which is needed to chill, dilute, and integrate the muddled fruit before fine-straining.
What glass is a Floral Daiquiri served in?
A coupe glass, served up. The glass is rinsed with Crème de Violette before the shaken drink is fine-strained in, and it's finished with a dried lavender sprig pegged to the rim.
How strong is a Floral Daiquiri?
About 20.1% ABV, making it noticeably lighter than a straight spirit-forward cocktail thanks to the juice, syrup, and liqueur volume diluting the rum base.
