Hemingway Daiquiri Recipe

It’s widely known that Ernest Hemingway enjoyed a drink or two, with much of his free time spent in bars in Paris, Key West and Havana. Cuba was most definitely his favorite escape during Prohibition to smoke cigars and drink rum. Hemingway had a love affair with the classic Daiquiri, but diabetes forced him to pay attention to his sugar intake.

In 1921, Barman Constantino Ribalaigua, of the Floridita Bar in Havana, created the Papa Doble or “Hemingway Daiquiri.” The original recipe has no sugar (simple syrup) or Cointreau added, which I find unbalanced. My version of the recipe has added mouthfeel and pops with just the right amount of citrus flavors.

I love an icy, cold, cocktail and my take on the Hemingway Daiquiri ranks right up there with my versions of The Most Refreshing Lemon Drop Martini and The World’s Best Cosmopolitan Cocktail.

What Does Maraschino Liqueur  Taste Like

Maraschino liqueur is a must for every well-stocked bar and will become the secret weapon of your liquor cabinet. While Maraschino liqueur will never be the star of the show in any cocktail, it plays one the most important supporting roles in many classic cocktails.  When it comes to the Hemingway Daiquiri, using the Maraschino liqueur allows you to lower the addition of simple syrup.

Maraschino liqueur and specifically the Luxardo brand is one of the very few liqueurs in the world produced by distillation. Luxardo is distilled in small copper pot stills from ripe marasca cherries, their crushed pits, honey, leaves and sprigs and some other proprietary ingredients. By leaving the cherry pits in with the fruit during distillation, a wonderful almond-like flavor shines through. The distillate is left to mature for two years in Finnish ash wood vats and is then diluted and sugared.

Maraschino liqueur does not taste like cherries. In fact, the nose smells of lemon, pine and tree bark. Upon tasting, you’ll find the finished product to have a very floral, flavor profile, with a nutty mid-palette taste. It has a very clean finish with a syrup-like consistency. And even though Luxardo has matured for years in wood vats, it has a clear color.

What Can I Substitute For Maraschino Liqueur 

Unfortunately, there is not a good substitute for Maraschino liqueur. Kirsch does have a similar flavor profile, but it is completely dry, so using it will leave the drink unbalanced.

What Makes A Daiquiri, A Daquiri

A daiquiri is a gaggle of cocktails whose three main ingredients are:

• rum
• citrus juice (mainly lime)
• sugar (or other sweetener)

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What Garnish Should I Use 

• grapefruit peel
• lime wedge
• Luxardo cherries ~ totally worth it

What Equipment Do I Need To Make A Daiquiri

• cocktail shaker
• hand-held citrus juicer ~ get every ounce of juice out of your lemons and limes
• garnish knife

Might I suggest enjoying this daiquiri with my favorite Hemingway classic….what a perfect afternoon that would be.

Print My Take On The Hemingway Daiquiri Ernest Hemingway became obsessed with the daiquiri after spending time in Cuba. This is my take on the special recipe created for him in his honor.   Course Drinks Cuisine American Keyword My Take On The Hemingway Daiquiri Prep Time 5 minutes minutes Total Time 5 minutes minutes Servings 1 person Calories 260kcal Author Cathy Pollak Ingredients 2 oz white rum 0.5 oz Cointreau 0.5 oz Maraschino liqueur 1.5 oz fresh lime juice 1.0 oz fresh grapefruit juice 0.25 oz simple syrup Instructions Gather ingredients. Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass (chilled is best). Float a small amount of finely crushed ice on top. Garnish with grapefruit peel. Serve immediately. Nutrition Serving: 1glass | Calories: 260kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin C: 30.5mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 0.4mg

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The leprechaun traps are set.  My kids spent hours setting up a menagerie of pranks hoping to catch a trickster of their very own. 

They dug in their piggy banks for a length of time, searching desperately for golden dollar coins.  Apparently these shiny objects will possibly lure the leprechauns into their lair of box traps.

It was hilarious listening to their banter while the trap building was taking place.  “Those leprechauns are tricky but they’ll never get out of this.”  “They behave so bad and they’re messy”.  “They have weird, tricky eyes.”  It cracked me up.

After they fell asleep, I of course single-handedly destroyed all their handy-hard-work.  I flipped the traps over…spread lucky charms everywhere, confiscated the golden ransom, flipped the dining room chairs on their sides, two tables are turned completely over and dumped a whole bucket of toys onto the floor.

I also pulled out all of the PlayStation game controllers and made it look like the little green bandits were playing Lego Star Wars all night long.

Let’s not forget all the toilet bowl water has also been dyed green.

After essentially destroying the downstairs it dawned on me I would be the one cleaning it all up.  Bummer.

It’s a good thing I have a pitcher of these Glowing Geckos in the fridge to lighten things up.  Their color is perfect for any St. Paddy’s celebration.  They really do glow.

Let’s make these to celebrate…

Here’s what you will need: Midori melon liqueur, vodka, rum, Rose’s Sweetened Lime Juice, sweet-and-sour mix and ice.

Combine 1 ounce Midori melon liqueur, 1/2 ounce vodka, 1/2 ounce rum, 1/2 ounce Rose’s Lime Juice and 1 ounce sweet-and-sour mix in a cocktail shaker with ice.  Shake and strain into a martini glass over ice.

I still had some Key Limes hanging around so used them as garnish.

I left out the ice for picture taking purposes but these are good when cold.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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