Hemingway Special (Papa Doble) Recipe
A sugarless daiquiri variation, dry and bracing, where grapefruit and maraschino stand in for the sweetness.
- Category: Contemporary Classics
- Glass: Coupe glass
- ABV: 15%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- White rum60 ml
- Fresh grapefruit juice40 ml
- Maraschino liqueur15 ml
- Fresh lime juice15 ml
How to Make It
- Pour the rum, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur and lime juice into a shaker filled with ice.
- Shake hard until the shaker is frosted.
- Double strain into a chilled coupe.
- Serve very cold, without garnish.
Garnish
None — traditionally served without garnish
The Story
The drink is linked to the El Floridita bar in Havana and to the writer Ernest Hemingway, who is said to have preferred his daiquiris without sugar.
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