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Daiquiri
Classic Daiquiri with white rum, lime and superfine sugar. Shake with ice, serve in a chilled coupe and follow the original non-frozen method.
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Ingredients
Current recipe: 1 serving · US fl oz · Original recipe
Check off each ingredient after adding it to the cocktail.
- White Cuban rum40% ABV2.03 US fl oz
- Fresh lime juice0.68 US fl oz
- Superfine sugar2 barspoons
Amounts are for the selected number of servings. Prepare each serving separately; add sparkling ingredients just before serving. Shaking time and the capacity of one shaker do not increase with the serving count.
Ice
- Chill the serving glass and shake with ice cubes. Serve without ice in the glass.
- Melting ice dilutes the drink and is not included in measured ingredient volume.
What you need
Jigger · Shaker and strainer · Bar spoon
How to make it
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Chill a cocktail coupe.
Combine rum, lime juice and superfine sugar in a shaker. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
Add ice cubes and shake until chilled.
Strain into the empty chilled glass. Serve without a garnish.
Small details, better drinks
- Dissolve the sugar before adding ice.
- A barspoon measures the sugar, not liquid millilitres.
- A frozen variation uses a different technique.
Good to know
Do I need a blender?
No. The classic recipe is shaken.
Can I swap sugar for syrup?
Not volume for volume: syrup contains water as well as sugar.
Does it include strawberries?
That is a flavoured variation, not this classic recipe.
Recipe sources
Recipe notes by Cheers. Preparation time is an estimate.
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- IBA — Daiquiri ↗ · Accessed: Oct 25, 2026
