Santiago-Style Daiquiri
These days the standard daiquiri is made with simple syrup and lime juice, and is often served blended. But in its original incarnation, in late-19th-century Santiago de Cuba, bartenders made it with granulated sugar; either lemon or lime juice; and crushed ice. That's still how many people in Santiago prefer it, and how Eduardo Corona makes it at El Traguito — though the maraschino liqueur, more typical of daiquiris in Havana, is a recognition that sometimes even a classic can be improved.
- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- 2teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1 ½teaspoons fresh lemon or lime juice
- 1 ½ounces white or three-year-old light rum
- 5drops maraschino liqueur (optional)
- Lemon slice, for garnish
Instructions
Step 1
In a cocktail shaker filled with 1 cup crushed ice, combine the sugar, lemon or lime juice, rum and maraschino, if using. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the lemon slice.