This is one of our favourite quick and easy-to-prepare cocktail recipes at home, using just three simple ingredients.
A fresh supply of limes is always essential in any bar, so here’s how to whip up this classic and refreshing rum-based treat in just minutes for a sophisticated sip sure to please.
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Tools you will need for making a Classic Lime Daiquiri
- Shaker
- Jigger
- Citrus juicer
- Chilled cocktail glasses (a champagne coupe or classic martini glass works best for this simple and civilized sip)
- Ice cubes
You can find all our suggested staple supplies and tools for your home cocktail bar here.
Classic Lime Daiquiri
One of the simplest and most elegant summery cocktails to prepare, best served in a pre-chilled cocktail glass. This is a simple serve for one but it is easy to multiple out for additional guests. Having your freshly squeezed lime juice and sugar syrup ready will save you time.
The 'classic daiquiri' calls for 9 parts rum to 4 parts lime one part sugar/sugar syrup.
Ingredients
- 45ml white rum
- 20ml fresh lime juice
- 5ml simple sugar syrup
- Cubed ice for shaking
- Optional lime for Garnish
Instructions
- Squeeze lime into your shaker
- Stir in the sugar syrup
- Add rum and ice
- Shake well and strain into a chilled cocktail glass
- Add a thinly slice of lime to garnish
Notes
There are loads of flavour variations for a daiquiri - simply start with rum, lime juice and sugar and keep experimenting!
You can grab our simple sugar syrup recipe for cocktails here.
Prefer your daiquiri frozen?
You may be more familiar with daiquiri as a frozen drink, mainly because they are so simple to prepare and make a wonderfully fruity summer treat. Here are some further daiquiri recipes you may want to try:
National Daiquiri Day is celebrated on 19 July – Check out our favourite selection of daiquiris to celebrate with here.
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