Ernest Hemingway Daiquiri

National Daiquiri Day was July 19.  July 21 is Legal Drinking Age Day and also Ernest Hemingway’s birthday.  Per a brief history of the Hemingway Daiquiri in Wine Enthusiast magazine, the recipe below was probably an attempt to make a cocktail a little friendlier than what was likely Hemingway’s actual favorite.  That would have consisted of 4 ounces of rum and a splash of lime juice.  So instead we have the following:

Hemingway Daiquiri Ingredients

• 2 ounces white rum
• ¾ ounce lime juice
• ½ ounce Maraschino liqueur
• ½ ounce ruby red grapefruit juice (freshly squeezed, if possible)
• Lime wedge (for garnish)

Legal Drinking Age Day not only celebrates our first legal drink but also reminds young and old to respect alcohol and drinking responsibly.  That would not favor Hemingway’s purported favorite.  

Daiquiri Photo by Matthew Dimas

Hemingway Photo courtesy of literariness.org