Best Strawberry Daiquiri

The Strawberry Daiquiri has a rich and colourful history. It is believed that the original daiquiri consisting of rum, lime and sugar, was invented in Cuba in the late 1800’s by an American mining engineer, Jennings Cox, who ran out of gin while entertaining American guests and had to ‘make do’ with rum instead. Since rum based drinks were generally frowned upon as the drink of sailors and commoners, it wasn’t until the wartime rationing days of the 1940’s when it became popular in the USA. At that time, whiskey, vodka etc were difficult to obtain, but due to the ‘Good Neighbor policy’ with Latin America and Caribbean, rum was easy to come by. From that time onward, rum-based drinks became fashionable, and the Daiquiri increased in popularity.

Nowadays, the ‘de facto’ cocktail if you order in a restaurant is the strawberry version of the daiquiri, and we believe our recipe is by far the easiest and best strawberry daiquiri recipe out there. Of course, you could stay true to the original recipe and mash and strain your strawberries, but if you want to make a great strawberry daiquiri recipe with minimal effort, this is the one to follow.

Best Strawberry Daiquiri

2 oz white rum
½ oz fresh lime juice
¼ oz sugar syrup or 1 tsp castor sugar
6 fresh strawberries, washed & hulled

Mix with ice in a blender until smooth. Pour into a chilled cocktail glass and enjoy!!

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