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La Florida Cocktail

Recipe: Adapted from Trader Vic’s Rum Cookery & Drinkery, 1974

Illustration: Matty Newton

July 02, 2020

The Daiquiri takes an aromatic tour, with herbaceous vermouth and rich crème de cacao.

No bar in the world mixes or riffs on the Daiquiri quite like Floridita in Havana. This esoteric version—from legendary cantinero and longtime Floridita owner Constantino Ribalaigua Vert—takes the Daiquiri on an aromatic tour, with herbaceous vermouth and rich crème de cacao.

Ingredients

1 oz. white rum
1 oz. fresh lime juice
½ oz. sweet vermouth
¼ oz. white crème de cacao
1 tsp. curaçao
1 tsp. grenadine

Tools:shaker, strainer
Glass:cocktail
Garnish:orange twist

Preparation

Shake all of the ingredients with ice, then strain into a chilled glass and garnish.

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