Bacardi Cocktail
45 ml White rum, 20 ml Lime juice, 10 ml Grenadine, 1 Lime wedge
Photo: Daiquiri, Floridita bar, Havana, Cuba by Mike Fleming from London, England · CC BY 2.0 · All credits
Ingredients
Measures below are multiplied for 6 drinks. Unmeasurable amounts such as “a splash” are left as written.
- 360 ml Measuring jug A measuring jug: pour to the 360 ml line. White rum
- 150 ml Jigger Three large sides (3 x 50 ml) of a standard jigger. Lime juice
- 90 ml Jigger One large side (50 ml) and one small side (25 ml) of a standard jigger, plus a tablespoon. Simple syrup
- 6 wedges Lime wedge (optional)
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What the jigger, the spoons and the jug hold, in millilitres and in fluid ounces, is on the measures reference.
Quick version
- Shake rum, lime and syrup hard with ice.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
Method
Pitcher (6 drinks)Pitcher (6 drinks) - about 600 ml of measured ingredients, before ice and dilution.
Timings and per-glass steps below are written for one drink and are not scaled. A full jug takes longer to chill, so stir or shake until it is properly cold rather than by the clock, and pour over fresh ice one glass at a time.
- Chill a coupe glass.
- Shake the rum, lime juice and simple syrup hard with ice for 12 solid seconds.
- Double strain into the chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
Serve it
Volumes in this story are multiplied for the size above, along with the ingredients. Years, ratios and the capacities of glasses and jugs are left as written.
Daiquiri
Named after a beach near Santiago, where an American engineer was mixing rum, lime and sugar for his friends in 1898 - and still the clearest proof there is that a cocktail does not need to be complicated. Three ingredients, nothing to hide behind, and, made properly, one of the loveliest things in this book.
Getting it right
The 60-25-15 ratio is a place to start rather than a law: taste the lime and adjust the syrup until the drink sits up straight. Use a rum you would be happy to sip on its own, because you will taste it. Serve it in a chilled coupe for the classic, or over crushed ice in a tall glass when the afternoon asks for it - and if somebody wants a frozen one, blend it with a smile, because those are lovely too.
Tasting notes
Clean, bracing and bone dry, with the rum's grassiness right at the front and a short, warm finish. Two of them and the evening has noticeably improved.
More White rum cocktails
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45 ml White rum, 20 ml Blue curaçao, 60 ml Pineapple juice, 20 ml Coconut cream, 15 ml Lemon juice, 1 wedge Pineapple, 1 Maraschino cherry
Cuba Libre
50 ml White rum, 120 ml Cola, 10 ml Lime juice, 1 Lime wedge