Strawberry Daiquiri
A berry and sour rum cocktail ∙ Muddle; Shake ∙ 4 min ∙ 11.9% ABV ∙
The Strawberry Daiquiri is a shaken rum sour made with muddled fresh strawberries, lime juice, and sugar syrup, served up in a coupe.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- In the base of the shaker, muddle: Fresh strawberries 7 pcs
- Add the remaining ingredients: Light gold rum 60 mlLime juice 25 mlSugar syrup 15 mlBlack pepper 2 grindsSaline solution 1 dash (opt.)
- Shake with ice
- Fine strain into the chilled glass
- Garnish with a strawberry (or half if large) on the rim with a mint sprig
Tips
- Press the seven strawberries gently and briefly, just until the juice runs; crushed seeds can give the drink a bitter edge.
History
The Strawberry Daiquiri adds fresh strawberries to the rum, lime, and sugar of the Daiquiri. It has no single documented inventor or bar of origin; it grew out of the blended, frozen Daiquiris popular in mid-20th-century Cuban and American bars, when bartenders began pureeing whole strawberries with rum, sugar, and lime juice.
The frozen version is still the best known, but here the strawberries are muddled in the shaker, shaken with rum, lime, and syrup, and served up.
FAQ
What alcohol is in a Strawberry Daiquiri?
Rum: 60 ml of light gold rum, the only spirit in the drink. It comes out at about 11.9% ABV.
Do you put rum or vodka in a strawberry daiquiri?
Rum. A Daiquiri is a rum drink, and this one uses light gold rum, which is lightly aged and softer and sweeter than a white rum. Made with vodka, it loses the rum flavor that makes it a Daiquiri.
What ingredients are in a Strawberry Daiquiri?
Seven fresh strawberries, 60 ml light gold rum, 25 ml fresh lime juice and 15 ml sugar syrup. It also takes two grinds of black pepper and an optional dash of saline solution.
What's the easiest way to make a Strawberry Daiquiri?
Muddle the strawberries in the shaker, add everything else, shake hard with ice and fine-strain into a chilled coupe.
What's the secret to a perfect Strawberry Daiquiri?
Gentle muddling. Press the strawberries just until the juice runs; crushed seeds can make the drink bitter. Shake hard to mix the fruit into the rum and lime, and keep the black pepper, which, with the optional saline, stops the sweetness tasting flat.
