Hemingway Daiquiri
This is one of my favorite cocktails. When blended properly they go down ridiculously fast. I order even more of them these days because I use them as a litmus test for bartenders. There are lots of bar owners and restauranteurs that want to appeal to today’s customers but only really put window dressing on a very average bar program. You will see a full bar menu of exotic named cocktails with even more esoteric ingredients. Unfortunately it is only gilding. Scratch past the cocktails on the specialty menu and it is just another bar. If you are in a bar with an Aviation and Ward 8 on the menu but have no idea what a Hemingway is, you are in just another bar pretending to be more than they are.
The name comes from Ernest Hemingway who apparently quenched his legendary thirst with several a day at one of his haunts, El Floridita. In those days the cocktail was called the El Papa Doble and contained 3 3/4 oz of white Bacardi, the juice of two limes, the juice of one half of a grapefruit and six dashes of Maraschino Liqueur all blended with ice. That is about twice the alcohol of modern day cocktails, but if you want to drink like a legend, make yourself a Doble, otherwise quench your thirst with this more modern rendition.
Find out more about the man for which the cocktail is named.
Ingredients
2 oz white rum
3/4 oz grapefruit juice
1/2 oz lime juice
1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino
1/4 oz Simple Syrup
Garnish
Grapefruit twist
Glassware
5 oz Cocktail Glass
Assembly
Measure the grapefruit juice into a jigger and add the simple syrup. Add to shaker full of ice. Add Lime juice, Maraschino and rum. Stir until chilled and strain into a cocktail glass and garnish.
Suggestions
I prefer pink grapefruit for this recipe but no matter what grapefruit you use the acidity and sugar content will vary widely. After mixing, taste for balance. If it is a little too sour, adjust with more Maraschino, if it is far to sour adjust with simple syrup. If it is too sweet then adjust with lime juice. If balanced perfectly, the alcohol will blend into the background.