I have a pet peeve. It really bugs me that bartenders and their patrons are so unimaginative that they can't think of new drink names. The adulteration of the name Martini is probably the most extreme example (The use of a cocktail glass does not make a mixture of apple brandy, crème de cacao, and vodka into an "apple-choca-tini".) but it happens with other drinks, too. For example, there are mint Daiquiris, mango Daiquiris, strawberry Daiquiris, and Vanilla daiquiris. And all these drinks have in common is rum, sugar and ice. Dumb. Why not call the mint daiquiri a Tropical Frost? Why not name the strawberry Daiquiri after the place it was invented? (That is how the original
Daquiri got its name.) Or why not call it a Plant City Cocktail, which is a semi-tropical Florida location famous for strawberry cultivation. Well, I'll get down off my soap box and post the recipe.
The Daquiri (The way Hemmingway liked them.)
Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lime in to a glass.
Add simple syrup so the sweet and sour are balanced. (You have to taste to make sure.)
Add ice.
Fill to the top with rum. (I prefer
Mount Gay)
Garnish with slice of lime.
Drink.
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