Mango Daiquiri
Shake ∙ 3 min ∙ 22.2% ABV ∙
A shaken sour built on white rum, cachaça, mango liqueur, and fresh lime, the Mango Daiquiri is a fruited riff on the classic Daiquiri served up in a coupe. Silky and cold with a tart edge that cuts through the fruit's sweetness, finishing crisp and bright rather than syrupy.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Shake all ingredients with ice: White rum 45 mlCachaça 10 mlMango liqueur 30 mlLime juice 20 ml
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with a lime wedge
Tips
- Pre-chill the coupe before shaking so the fine-strained drink doesn't warm the moment it's poured.
- Shake hard and fine-strain to knock out any pulp or ice shards for a smooth, clear pour.
- Measure the mango liqueur carefully — it carries most of the sweetness, so a heavy pour flattens the lime's snap.
History
The Mango Daiquiri has no separate documented origin story of its own; it is a modern fruited variation that swaps in mango for the classic citrus-forward profile, part of the broader wave of fruit Daiquiris that spread as bars began blending frozen and flavored versions of the drink through the 20th century.
Its parent, the Daiquiri, is generally credited to Jennings Cox, an American mining engineer who is said to have mixed local rum with lime and sugar around 1898 near the town of Daiquirí in Cuba, giving the drink its name. The Mango Daiquiri keeps that rum-and-lime base but adds mango, giving it a sweeter, tropical fruit character in place of the original's plain citrus profile.
FAQ
What is in a Mango Daiquiri?
White rum, cachaça, mango liqueur, and fresh lime juice, shaken with ice and fine-strained into a coupe. A classic Daiquiri is just rum, lime, and sugar; this version adds mango liqueur for fruit and a splash of cachaça for a grassy backbone.
How do you make a Mango Daiquiri?
Chill a coupe, then shake the white rum, cachaça, mango liqueur, and lime juice hard with ice. Fine-strain into the chilled glass and garnish with a lime wedge.
What alcohol is used in a Mango Daiquiri?
White rum is the base spirit, giving the drink an ABV of about 22%.
Is a Mango Daiquiri a real cocktail?
Yes, it is a well-known fruited variation on the classic rum-lime Daiquiri, made here with a mango liqueur rather than fresh mango puree.
Can I use Malibu instead of the rum in a Mango Daiquiri?
Malibu is a coconut rum liqueur, not a white rum, so swapping it in changes the drink's character and adds coconut sweetness rather than a clean spirit backbone. It can be done in a pinch, but the balance of this recipe is built around white rum and cachaça, not a sweetened coconut spirit.
Can I use frozen mango in a Mango Daiquiri?
This recipe uses a mango liqueur rather than fresh or frozen mango, so no blending or pureeing is needed. Swapping in pureed frozen mango would turn the drink into a frozen-style daiquiri and would need rebalancing the lime and sweetness by taste.
