Ready for one of the best easy classic cocktail recipes? The classic daiquiri. No, it’s not frozen like what became popular in the 1990’s. It’s a classic that goes back hundreds of years that features 3 ingredients: rum, lime, and simple syrup. It sounds simple, but the balance of each element is pure perfection! Here’s how to make this classic daiquiri recipe using a simple formula you can memorize. Looking for more? Browse these Classic Lime Cocktails and Iconic Cuban Cocktails.
White rum Lime juice Simple syrup
Frozen daiquiris are mixed alcoholic drinks with pureed ice; the texture is similar to a smoothie. There can be all sorts of frozen daiquiri flavors: strawberry daiquiri, lime daiquiri, banana daiquiri, mango daiquiri, pineapple daiquiri, and so forth. If you live in the US, this is probably the type of daiquiri that you think of, which has become ubiquitous.
3 tablespoons light or white rum 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon simple syrup
That’s 3-2-1, got it? All you have to do is shake it up with some ice to chill it, then pour it into a cocktail glass and serve with a lime wedge. Make sure to use white rum in a classic daiquiri! Dark rum is for a different type of drink (and would change the color and flavor dramatically).
Cousin drinks to the daiquiri
Because the daiquiri is such a classic sour cocktail, there are many drinks that are related! Here are some drinks you might not realize are related to the daiquiri: 5 from 3 reviews
Here’s the classic Mojito recipe, perfectly balanced with lime, rum and fresh mint! This iconic Cuban cocktail is refreshing and just sweet enough. The Southside cocktail is an easy and refreshing gin drink made with mint, lemon and lime: think of it like a gin mojito! The Hemingway Daiquiri is a spin dedicated to Ernest Hemingway, using grapefruit and Maraschino liqueur. Also try our Peach Daiquiri. The Pisco Sour features Pisco instead of rum, with lime and sweetener. A Caiprinha is a Brazilian sour that swaps out the rum with cachaça.
More classic cocktails
Love great classic cocktails? Here are a few of the best of the best:
Whiskey Sour The best take on this classic: perfectly balanced with bourbon and lemon. Classic Margarita The only margarita recipe you need! Here’s how to make the very best margarita with 3 simple ingredients: lime, Cointreau and tequila—and no added sugar. Tom Collins Cocktail A Tom Collins is also known as a gin sour: is light and bubbly with soda water. Gin Fizz Cocktail Want another gin cocktail? Try a refreshing Gin Fizz: it’s sweet, tangy, and has a frothy egg white foam topping. Amaretto Sour It’s got just the right balance of amaretto with bourbon and lemon.
Last updated: May 2020
