Hemingway Daiquiri
Yield: 1.0
Glass: Chilled coupe, 6–7 oz
Scale this recipe
Adjust for any number of servings while keeping the ingredient proportions intact.
classic cocktail
rum
citrus
shaken
seeded
Ingredients
- 2 oz white rum
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz fresh grapefruit juice
- 0.5 oz maraschino liqueur
- Lime wheel, for garnish
Instructions
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled coupe.
Behind the drink
A little history
1930s
Havana
At Havana’s El Floridita, bartender Constantino Ribalaigua adapted the Daiquiri for Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway’s own Papa Doble was notably dry and strong; the modern restaurant version adds grapefruit and maraschino for balance.
Hemingway Daiquiri history