A Daiquiri with a blush. Fresh lime and white rum keep it crisp and dry, while a small measure of grenadine adds soft pomegranate fruit and that unmistakable rosy colour.
1½ oz
white rum traditionally Bacardí Carta Blancae.g. Bacardi · Havana Club · Plantation · Don Q · Flor de Caña
¾ oz
lime juice
¼ oz
grenadine
Garnish: None · Ice: Served up, no ice
Bacardi Cocktail
Crisp and tart, with clean white rum, bright lime and gentle red fruit sweetness from the grenadine. Light, refreshing and moderately strong.
The Bacardi Cocktail is a close relative of the Daiquiri, made with white rum, lime juice and grenadine instead of plain sugar. It became popular in the United States in the years before Prohibition and appears in many classic bar books of the early 20th century.
Its most famous chapter came in 1936, when the Bacardi company took a New York bar to court for serving the drink with a different rum. The New York Supreme Court ruled that a Bacardi Cocktail must be made with Bacardi rum, a decision that is still quoted in bartending circles. The original recipes call for white rum; aged versions make a different, heavier drink.
According to a 1936 New York Supreme Court ruling, yes. Any good white rum will make a very similar drink.
A Daiquiri uses sugar or simple syrup; the Bacardi Cocktail uses grenadine, which makes it pink and fruitier.
You can, but the traditional drink uses white rum for a lighter, crisper result.
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