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Daiquiri: Green Room

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba America/Havana

History

Named for a Cuban mining village, the drink was popularized around 1898 by American engineer Jennings Cox and later refined in Havana. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Fresh basil supplies a peppery herbal lift without masking the original recipe.

Rum · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

  • 12 oz white rum
  • 21 oz lime juice
  • 33/4 oz simple syrup
  • 44 fresh basil leaves

Method

  1. 01Shake with ice and fine-strain into a chilled coupe.
  2. 02Gently clap the basil, mix it with the drink, and reserve one leaf for garnish.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.