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The Classic Daiquiri

The Classic Daiquiri

The Classic Daiquiri is back! With only three ingredients, rum, lime juice and simple sugar, just one taste and you may never go back to a frozen one!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Drinks-Cocktails
Cuisine American, Cuban
Servings 1 cocktail

Equipment

  • Martini or coupe cocktail glass
  • Cocktail Shaker

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz light rum
  • 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 oz simple sugar
  • 2 cups ice plus more for glass

Instructions
 

  • Fill a glass with ice. Set aside to chill.
  • Add 2 cups of ice to a cocktail shaker.
  • Add light rum, fresh squeezed lime juice and simple sugar.
  • Shake cocktail shaker sideways for about 20 seconds.
  • Strain into glass.
  • Garnish with a lime twist.
  • Cheers!
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