Daiquiri cocktail will please both to men, and women. It has an ideal combination of sour, sweet and bitter tastes. Also it is very simple in preparation.
Daiquiri cocktail is the Cuban alcoholic drink on the basis of light rum. "Daiquiri" is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. Classical "Daiquiri" has flavovirent color and a mild sweet-sour flavor with very light, almost inaudible slightly bitter taste. An analog of this alcoholic drink is the Brazilian Kaypirinya cocktail.
History of emergence "Daiquiri"
It is considered that cocktail received the name in honor of the Cuban beach of the Daiquiri near Santiago. This name to alcoholic drink was given by the American engineer who thought up cocktail. However, actually popular Daiquiri cocktail was framed by Konstantin Rubalcaba Vert in "El Floridita La Habana" — this the bar known around the world was open in 1817.
Types of "Daiquiri"
There is a set of types of Daiquiri cocktail where instead of lime other berry and fruit juices are used. Also such options of cocktail contain additional ingredients, for example, liqueur or gin.
Main types of Daiquiri cocktail following:
- Strawberry "Daiquiri" is a classical cocktail where instead of a lime add strawberry syrup or strawberry.
- Daiquiri gin is this cocktail on the basis of rum and gin, with addition of juice of a lemon and sugar syrup. Such drink is cooked in a shaker and is served without ice.
- Papa Doble — Daiquiri cocktail with a double portion of light rum.
- Daiquiri Floridity is cocktail with the ice (crushed) which part gold rum, liqueur and also juice of a lime and cane sugar is.
- Daiquiri Mulata — this cocktail differs from Daiquiri Floridity in the fact that the coffee-flavored liqueur is its part.
- Hemingway Special is a kind of Daiquiri cocktail which part sugar isn't. Instead of lime juice, grapefruit juice is added and also obligatory ingredient is the Maraschino liqueur.
- "The daiquiri of Frappe" — cocktail with the crushed ice, is preparing on the basis of white rum with addition of the Maraschino liqueur, a sugar syrup and also fresh lime juice.
Structure of Daiquiri cocktail
Classical Daiquiri cocktail, as a rule, consists of light rum, lime fresh juice, a sugar syrup and the crushed ice.
Types of "Daiquiri" are might contain by the Maraschino liqueur, fresh juices of fruit or berry and also fruit and berry syrups, and other ingredients.
Caloric content of "Daiquiri"
Caloric content of Daiquiri cocktail depends on its version. Caloric content of classical option of this drink is about 186 kcal on 100 g.
As well as with what to drink "Daiquiri"
Classical Daiquiri cocktail can be used as aperitif, it approaches many dishes. Give it in the wine glass for "Martini" or Margarita decorated with lime segment.
Fruit types of "Daiquiri" can be given with desserts. Drink this alcoholic cocktail through a straw or small drinks.
Useful Daiquiri properties
In small amounts this alcoholic drink positively influences an organism. Classical Daiquiri cocktail has the following advantages:
- improves appetite;
- increases immunity;
- it is possible to use as prevention of catarrhal diseases.
Also, if to drink such cocktail before going to bed, then it will help to relax and to fall asleep quickly.
Who can't use Daiquiri cocktail
As well as any alcoholic drink, Daiquiri cocktail has contraindications. Extremely it isn't desirable to take this drink at:
- serious diseases of kidneys, for example, renal failure;
- cirrhosis and other serious illness of a liver;
- serious pathologies of a cardiovascular system;
- some diseases of the haematogenic system.
Also, if the attending physician forbade to take alcohol in any kind and quantity, then it is necessary to refuse Daiquiri cocktail.
How to make Daiquiri cocktail in house conditions
It is independently very simple to prepare "Daiquiri". The only problem which it is possible to face — search of necessary ingredients.
Classical recipe of "Daiquiri"
According to the classical recipe will be necessary for "Daiquiri":
- 45 ml of light rum;
- 25 ml of fresh juice of a lime;
- 15 ml of a sugar syrup;
- the crushed ice.
It is the best of all to cook classical Daiquiri cocktail in a shaker. In a shaker carefully mix a spoon lime juice and sugar, then add the lumpy and crushed ice in equal proportions. It is also possible to use only the crushed ice.
In ice pour in rum and mix not less than a minute. If the shaker became covered with hoarfrost — cocktail is ready. That in drink there were no ice splinters, cocktail needs to be filtered and only after that to pour in the cooled wine glass.
How to prepare banana "Daiquiri"
It is one of the most popular types of Daiquiri cocktail. That to prepare it, will be necessary:
- light rum — 60 ml;
- a half of the ripe crushed banana;
- fresh juice of a lemon — 25 ml;
- sugar syrup — 20 ml;
- the crushed ice.
For ornament:
- cherry and small piece of banana.
All ingredients mix in the blender to a pyureobrazny state. Then cocktail is poured in a glass and put a skewer on which cherry and a piece of banana are strung. Also in a glass surely put a thick straw.
Recipe of cherry Daiquiri cocktail
For preparation of cherry "Daiquiri" it is necessary to take:
- white rum — 20 ml;
- Kirsch brandy — 10 ml;
- cherry brandy — 45 ml;
- sugar syrup and fresh juice of a lemon — on 20 ml;
- the De Cuyper Grenadine liqueur — 10 ml;
- the crushed ice.
For ornament:
- cherry;
- lemon slice.
It is good to mix all ingredients in the blender without ice. Then to add ice and once again carefully to mix everything. Pour out ready cocktail in glasses and decorate with cherry and a lemon.
How to prepare coconut Daiquiri cocktail
To make coconut option of Daiquiri cocktail, the following ingredients will be necessary:
- coconut rum — 20 ml;
- white rum — 40 ml;
- sugar syrup — 15 ml;
- fresh lime juice — 10 ml;
- coconut cream — 15 ml.
For ornament:
- strong dark rum — 1 h l;
- sweet coconut flakes;
- lime slice.
Mix all components in a shaker, to pour out ready drink in the glass filled with the crushed ice. From above it is accurate to pour dark rum. Before giving, cocktail needs to be decorated with coconut flakes (edges of a glass) and a lime slice.
Peach "Daiquiri"
It is necessary to take:
- white rum — 40 ml;
- the Southern Comfort liqueur — 20 ml;
- sugar syrup — 10 ml;
- lime juice — 20 ml;
- a quarter of the crushed peach without peel;
- pineapple juice — 10 ml.
All ingredients need to be mixed well in the blender, then to add the crushed ice and to mix once again. The received cocktail is spilled on wine glasses, decorated with segment of a peach and given with a thick straw.
Important recommendations
Cooking Daiquiri cocktail in house conditions, it is necessary to follow the following rules:
- Rum for preparation of cocktail has to be light and of good quality.
- You shouldn't put too much some sugar in "Daiquiri", especially, if it is fruit or berry option of cocktail.
- If there is no sugar syrup, then it can be replaced with granulated sugar — the taste of cocktail won't suffer from it.
- Lime juice can be replaced lemon, but only if there is no opportunity to get a lime.
- In cocktails with a frozen berries there is no need to add ice.
- Before adding fruit or berries to cocktail, from them it is necessary to remove a thin skin.
- Fruit and Daiquiri berry juice-syrup mixtures have to have consistence of a water-ice.
- If desired, with cocktail it is possible to add the crushed ice to a glass if drink is prepared from the recipe without ice.