Daiquiris & Daisies Flashcards
Banana Daiquiri
¾ oz lime juice
¼ oz cane syrup
½ oz Giffard Banane de Bresil
2 oz Appleton 12
- Shake everything over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
Daiquiri #1
¾ oz lime juice
½ oz simple syrup
2 oz Royal Standard
- Shake; double strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish.
Daiquiri #5
½ oz lime juice
¼ oz grenadine
bs maraschino liqueur
2 oz Royal Standard
- Shake over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a lime twist.
Daiquiri #2
¾ oz lemon juice ¾ oz orange juice ¼ oz simple syrup ¼ oz Cointreau 2 oz Appleton 12 --- *Shake; double-strain into a chilled coupe. Express but discard orange twist.
Daiquiri #3 (or Hemingway Daiquiri)
¾ oz lime ½ oz grapefruit ½ oz simple syrup ¼ oz maraschino 2 oz Neisson white agricole
- Shake; double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.
Daiquiri #4
¾ oz lime juice
(¼) oz simple syrup
¼ oz maraschino liqueur
2 oz Barbancourt white
- Shake; double-strain into a chilled coupe. Garnish with a sunk cherry.
Daiquiri #24
¾ oz lime
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz St. George Pear Brandy
1½ oz Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum
- Shake, double-strain into a chilled coupe. No garnish.
Gold Rush
original: T.J. Siegal, New York, c. 2000
adaptation:
family: Daiquiri
spirit: Bourbon
glass: Double Old-Fashioned
garnish: Dried Lemon
¾ oz lemon juice
¾ oz honey syrup
2 oz bourbon
Shake everythingtogether over ice and strain over fresh ice into a double old-fashioned glass. Garnish with a dried lemon.
Airmail
original: W. C. Whitfield, Here’s How, 1941
adaptation: Thad Vogler, Beretta, 2008
family: Daiquiri
spirit: Rum
glass: Coupe
garnish: Angostura/Mint Leaf
¾ oz lime juice
1 oz honeysyrup
1½ oz Barbancourt 8
to top sparkling wine
Shake lime, honey syrup and rum together over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a mint leaf and decorate with a few drops of Angostura.
Navy Gimlet
original: Harry McElhone, ABC of Mixing Cocktails, 1922
adaptation: Jennifer Colliau, The Interval at Long Now, 2014
family: Gimlet
spirit: Gin
glass: Coupe
garnish: none
2¾ oz gimlet batch
Stir over ice until it reaches 25ºF. Strain into a chilled coupe.
Notes: The original gimlet was gin and Rose’s Lime Cordial, a sulfur-preserved lime syrup patented byLauchlan Rose in 1867. Currently the product is owned by Schweppes and contains food coloring and high-fructose cane syrup. When ordering a Gimlet at most good-quality bars, you will typically be made a gin daiquiri, as high-quality lime cordial is not commercially available. Here we use the ingredients of lime cordial: lime juice, zest and sugar to make a traditional gimlet in a decidedly untraditional method.
Bee’s Knees
original: Frank Meier, The Artistry of Mixing Drinks, 1937
adaptation:
family: Daiquiri
spirit: Gin
glass: Coupe
garnish: Lemon Twist
¾ oz lemon juice
¾ oz honey syrup
2 oz Barr Hill gin
Shake over ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a dried lemon.
Margarita
family: Daisy
spirit: Tequila
glass: Double Old-Fashioned
garnish: Lime Wedge
¼ oz simple syrup
1 oz lime juice
¾ oz Cointreau
1½ oz tequila
Shake over ice and strain into a double old-fashioned glass filled with fresh ice. Squeeze and drop in a lime wedge.
Notes: A Daisy is a classic cocktail family comprised of spirit, citrus, and a flavored sweetener. While the Tommy’s Margarita is a delicious drink, it is actually a tequila daiquiri, not a Margarita, which is the Spanish word for Daisy. Agave is an unflavored sweetener; the Margarita demands orange liqueur.
Southside
original: Twenty-One Club, New York
adaptation:
family: Daiquiri
spirit: Gin
glass: Coupe
garnish: Mint
1 oz lime juice
¾ oz simple syrup
2 oz gin
8 leaves mint
Shake everything together over ice and strain into a chilled coupe. Float a small mint tip on top.
White Star Imperial Daisy
½ oz lemon ½ oz simple ½ oz Kümmel 1 oz Espirito to top sparkling wine
- Shake all but sparkling wine; double-strain into chilled coupe; top with sparkling; lemon twist expressed but discarded.
Gin Daisy
½ oz lemon juice ½ oz pineapple gum syrup ¼ oz SHF grenadine 2 oz Tanqueray 2 oz soda
- Add all but soda to tins and roll; add soda to Collins and strain contents of tins on top. Thread the mint sprig into the center of the dried lemon and garnish.
