My favorite variations of the daiquiri are the Hemingway, using maraschino liqueur from Croatia, and the Epestone Daiquiri with creme de cassis and a few dashes of Angostura bitters! Great video, definitely will make some of these. Greetings from Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Well, I’m obviously late to the party. I was looking for some fresh inspiration for summer drinks and I want to say- I just made your Strawberry Pineapple Daiquiri recipe and it’s a winner! I didn’t have the specific white rum you had, so I tried it with a new brand I recently tried: Casa de Magdalena from Guatemala. Makes for a great drink! Thank you.
These all look fantastic. I am so glad I found your channel. Just venturing into the world of "craft cocktails" and your information has really helped me to learn. Thanks.
These Daiquiri variations all look and sound spectacular and so delicious Leondro! A couple really stand out as cocktails that I need to try right away! Very interesting to learn about Hemmingway's hemachromotosis. I didn't know Hemmingway suffered from that disease. That condition and Diabetes should have kept Hemmingway away from alcohol. That wouldn't have helped his health at all. Yikes. You are so superb at making cocktails! Love them! Thanks so much Leondro!! Cheers!! 🙂
Leandro, I just invented my first cocktail, and it came out so delicious I have to share it here. I call it a pineapple-coconut daiquiri. One ounce lime juice, 3/4 oz. simple syrup, 2 1/2 oz Plantation pineapple rum, 1/4 oz Koloa coconut rum. Hope you try it.
Great vid. One of my fave Daqs is the Royal Daquiri, which I got from this channel so thanks very much! 2oz rum (I use Havana Club 3yr or Appleton Estate signature if I'm feeling funky), 1oz lime juice, 3/4oz simple syrup, and add a grapefruit peel to the shaker. It's such a small change but makes such a difference having the fragrant oils from the grapefruit peel in the drink, gives it a moreish tanginess.
A twist on daiquiri I really love is the "Periodista" (journalist) , I don't remember much of its history but basically u switch the maraschino from the classic floridita with an apricot brandy and the result is... outstanding. The barman who introduced me to that suggested to use lemon instead of lime, for additional balance coming from the more acid lemon. I have tried it both ways: in my opinion it works either way. He sometimes did it without sugar sometimes with a teaspoon of simple syrup. I hope you might like it :)
Great video! A great variation I've been making is a Pineapple Daiquiri with 2 oz. Plantation Pineapple Rum, 1 oz. Lime Juice and 3/4 oz. Simple syrup. Great summer cocktail!
All killer no filler …….. 🎉🎉I am going to make all of these…. They look great…. Alway love how you break down the flavor profile of the different drinks!!!!!🥃🥃🥃cheers!!
One of my favs is the Kapu Kai from Beachbum Berry: 3/4oz lime juce 3/4oz simple syrup (I always use a 2:1 ratio) 1.5oz 151 Demerara rum It's strong but sweet and delicious!
you should really try the 'Dry Daiquiri' One of my favorites; 1.25oz White Rum .25oz Campari .5oz Lime Juice .5oz Simple Syrup 1 dash of Passion Fruit Syrup Garnish with flamed orange twist
I came here to ask this same question. It's got gin, it's got lime cordial, it's stirred (which people who make gimlets with cordial rather than juice will often do). It feels sorta sacrilegious to call it a daiquiri.
@@kidyuki1 if you make it with lime cordial yes, you tend to stir it, but the most used way nowadays is with fresh lime juice and symple syrup (none of the bars I usually drink in has lime cordial), so you shake it. It's strange also because it has vermouth
I was out of simple syrup (and too lazy to make some) so I used 100% maple syrup instead and accidentally made a delicious fall daiquiri, a maple daiquiri if you will. Highly recommend
Hey Leandro, for the stirred daiquiri I didn't have the Lo-Fi sweet vermouth (as might have been expected) and tried subbing it with a 50/50 split of Antica Formula and Dolin Blanc. I rather liked the result but don't know whether I'm enough in the ballpark with my substitution to know if I'm really tasting the drink properly. Thoughts?
Do you have any recommendations for a pineapple juice substitute? I'm allergic to pineapple but love tropical drinks - I haven't been able to find anything that replaces it very well. Thanks! Heather
Holy shit, have you ever tried the Benjamin Barker daiquiri from the Death & Co. book? That one's pretty fantastic. Very interesting implementing Campari into a daiquiri.
One of my favorites too. I cut back the Campari from the 1/2 oz listed in the Death & Co. cocktail book to 1/4 oz to balance out the drink to my taste.
You mention a cocktail with hints of tiki, and though you haven't done one in awhile, a tiki bar in Honolulu called Skull and Crown Trading Co. does really modern tiki drinks that are delicious, their menu should be available online
A distillery in Quebec called Rosemont makes a good pineapple rum and it makes a great pineapple daiquiri. I just don't know if it's as good as Stiggins Fancy though.
My favorites are the: Mister Curtis: 1 1/4 oz El Dorado 12 3/4 oz Plantation OFTD 1 oz chai syrup 3/4 oz lime juice shake, strain over small ice sphere in 6oz wine glass, garnish with lime twist Barbados Cocktail: 1 1/2 oz dark rum 1 oz velvet falernum 3/4 oz lime juice shake, strain into coupe Cienfuegos Shake: gently muddle 8 mint leaves in 3/4 oz simple syrup and let sit for 5 mins minimum, then add: 2 oz El Dorado 12 or 15 1/2 oz Benedictine 1 oz lime juice shake, double strain into coupe Enjoy guys! You won't be disappointed!
Sounds like the daiquiri is the bar tending equivalent of the omelette. Something seemingly simple, delicious, but tricky making it a good test of the person who serves it.
Thank Leandro. BTW, in your show comments recipe you list the amount of lime juice used in the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club daiquiri as 3/4 oz while in the video you say and list 1/2 oz lime juice.
Ok so the original spec is 3/4pm but honestly it doesn’t balance well with the liqueurs that make up the sugar content so I like to dial down to a fat 1/2oz try both ways and pick what you prefer. Cheers!
Have to laugh since I just watched a bunch of pretentious, hipster bartenders talking about how their "interview drink" is the traditional Daiquiri. One guy actually said, that the drink could be made perfectly but if the "energy" wasn't right you wouldn't get hired. I mean, COME ON! - you put the three ingredients together, shake, pour and - voila! - a Daiquiri appears. Also, many of the bartender commenters said that no one has ever ordered a Daiquiri from them. None of my drinking friends has ever ordered one either, so not sure where exactly this is as popular as you say. Anyway, cheers from Indiana!
the reason it's a daiquiri and not a gimlet is because it's an ad for Lo Fi Sweet Vermouth and he couldn't figure out a way to incorporate it into his Daiquiri video.
Nah it ain’t an ad it’s a friend of mine’s creation and I love it. In reality it’s a bastard child between a daiquiri and a martini and a gimlet. Try doing this same drink with white rum and a lil gin also it’s amazing.
A friendly reminder, maybe next time you want to not stacking the shaker in that way? And just line them up on cutting board, small tin near you? So you can just pick it up and turn it over to standing in front of you!!😂🎉🎉
