Don's Special Daiquiri

A blended tiki riff on the Cuban Daiquiri from Donn Beach of Don the Beachcomber, who layered passion fruit and honey over a split base of gold Jamaican and light Cuban-style rum. Tart lime and rich tropical sweetness ride a frozen slush of crushed ice, finished with half a fresh passion fruit. The IBA adopted it among its New Era tiki cocktails in 2024.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ozJamaican Rum
  • 0.5 ozWhite Rum
  • 0.5 ozPassion Fruit Syrup
  • 0.5 ozLime Juice
  • 0.5 ozHoney Syrup

Garnish: Fruit Garnishes

Preparation

Blended · Footed copo glass · Crushed

  1. 1.

    blend

    Add the gold Jamaican rum, white (Cuban) rum, passion fruit syrup, lime juice, and honey syrup to a blender with a scoop of crushed ice. Blend for just a few seconds.

  2. 2.

    strain

    Pour the blended mixture, unstrained, into a footed copo glass.

  3. 3.

    build

    Fill the glass with additional crushed ice to top.

  4. 4.

    garnish

    Garnish with half a fresh passion fruit.

Flavor Profile

dilution
57%
fruity
43%
sweet
38%
body
36%
funky
31%
viscosity
25%
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