Not the slushie — the original: white rum, lime, sugar, shaken to a frost. Three ingredients with nowhere to hide, which is the appeal.
25 ml
🍋 Lime ›
juice, fresh only
Mise en place
Before you start
Dissolve the sugar in the lime juice first — 10 seconds of stirring; sugar won't dissolve once the ice is in.
💡
This tiny step is why bar daiquiris taste seamless and home ones taste gritty.
Shake everything violently 15 seconds; double-strain into a chilled coupe. Drink while it's still wearing its frost.
Taste before serving and adjust salt and acid — the last 30 seconds of seasoning matter more than any single ingredient.
Afterwards
Keep, reheat & pair
Storage
Best the day it's made; syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated.
Freezing
Freeze bases into cubes for instant future drinks.
Reheating
Serve as intended — hot drinks fresh, cold drinks over plenty of ice.
Make ahead
Syrups and bases keep a week refrigerated; freeze fruit for instant thick blends.
Wine pairing
This is the drink.
Beer pairing
This is the drink.
On the plate
Serve it with
Garnish
A cinnamon stick for warm drinks
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