Gentle muddle, build, churn, and top
Mojito
Fresh mint, lime, rum, and a tall sparkling finish.
Shake and fine strain into a chilled coupe
Daiquiri
Three ingredients make balance visible and put shake technique center stage.
Verified by CocktailSteps Editorial Team
- Time
- 4 minutes
- Level
- Easy
- Glass
- Coupe
- Approx. ABV
- 22% · Medium-high
Measured for the room
Ingredients
2 ozWhite rumRecommended brandBACARDÍ Carta Blanca
0.75 ozFresh lime juiceRecommended brandSunkist Persian Lime
0.5 ozSimple syrupRecommended brandMonin Pure Cane Syrup
1 sliceLime wheelOptionalRecommended brandSunkist Persian Lime
Amounts scale from the verified one-glass recipe. Technique and timing stay unchanged.
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White rum
Measured method
How to make Daiquiri
- 01
Measure the balance
2 oz rum · ¾ oz lime · ½ oz syrup
Add 2 oz white rum, ¾ oz fresh lime juice, and ½ oz simple syrup to the shaker.
Measure the balance visual check - 02
Shake cold
Shake · 12 sec
Fill with ice and shake hard for 12 seconds.
Shake cold visual check - 03
Fine strain
Fine strain
Fine strain into a chilled coupe.
Fine strain visual check - 04
Finish simply
1 lime wheel
Set 1 thin lime wheel on the rim.
Finish simply visual check
Key move
Taste the lime before choosing the final sweetness
Verified technique note
Why this build works
A Daiquiri has nowhere to hide imprecise measuring, so this recipe uses a clear 2:¾:½ structure: 2 ounces of white rum, ¾ ounce of fresh lime, and ½ ounce of simple syrup. Rum remains the main flavor, lime supplies a firm but not equal-volume counterpoint, and the smaller syrup measure softens acidity without making the finish heavy. A hard 12-second shake both chills and adds the dilution needed to join those three ingredients. Fine straining into a chilled coupe preserves the clean, ice-free texture of the short drink.
Common failure points
- The drink is harsh even though all three measures are correct.
- Shake hard for the full 12 seconds so the build receives enough dilution.
- The balance changes from one batch to the next.
- Measure fresh lime rather than squeezing directly into the shaker.
Measure or substitute
Light rum can replace white rum at the same 2-ounce measure. Demerara syrup can replace simple syrup at ½ ounce, but it will add color and a richer sugar character.
Set the station
Tools
JiggerRecommended brandCocktail Kingdom Japanese Style Jigger
Cocktail shakerRecommended brandCocktail Kingdom KORIKO Shaking Tins
Fine strainerRecommended brandCocktail Kingdom COCO Mesh Cone
CoupeRecommended brandCocktail Kingdom Leopold Coupe
Know the pour
Medium-high
A short rum sour served up with no ice in the glass.
Contains alcohol. Serve only to adults of legal drinking age and enjoy responsibly.
