Limeless Daiquiri
In White Lyan's Limeless Daiquiri, they combine "fake lime juice" with rum and rich simple syrup for a modernist take on the classic.
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Sesame Daiquiri
Adapted from the Playboy Host & Bar Book (1971) this classic daiquiri gets pumped up with the addition of sesame seed syrup.
- story: Sophie Wirt
- photo: Daniel Krieger
St. John Frizell’s Daiquiri
In our blind tasting of 20 Daiquiris from America’s top bartenders, this recipe—based on Denizen Aged White Rum—came in second.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
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Alex Day’s Daiquiri
One of the top three vote-getters in our blind tasting of 20 Daiquiri recipes, and the one to incorporate rhum agricole.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
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Miami Vice
This version of the campy frozen classic from the Broken Shaker on Miami Beach tosses out any processed syrups or mixers and uses real strawberries, fresh coconut cream and a…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Jakartian Peardition
A spiced take take on the Daiquiri calls on Batavia arrack and pear brandy.
- story: Bianca Prum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Snaquiri
In the Petraske tradition, a Daiquiri ought to be crisp and well-balanced. Double it up and you've got the Snaquiri.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Banana Snaquiri
The demerara simple syrup offers bigger, bolder flavor that can hold up next to robust ingredients like banana and spiced Falernum in this non-traditional Daiquiri.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Rumba
When the weather gets drizzly and the mist rolls in, Rumba is Seattle's rum-filled remedy. The dark wood interior—which is meant to evoke mid-century Havana—is punctuated with bright turquoise bar…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
The Martini Is Dead, Long Live the Martini
Once upon a time, the Martini was an indicator of sophistication. But with the late '90s and early aughts' appropriation of all things "'tini," its fate became uncertain. Has it…
- story: Wayne Curtis
- photo: Daniel Krieger
