A Daiquiri on holidays - this frozen summer cocktail combines the right tropical flavors for a fruity, refreshing experience
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The idea
A search for fruity summer cocktails brings you quickly to some rather “classic” Daiquiri variations, like the Mango Daiquiri or Strawberry Daiquiri. The Mango Daiquiri just adds fresh mango & ice to the standard recipe and often increases the sugar (sirup) portion, which results e.g. in a 2,5:1:1 part for alcohol:lime:sugar. Although this is a refreshing, sweet cocktail that clearly stages the mango, I was missing something special here. As long as you are no mango purist, you will probably welcome the following addition that extends the flavor profile remarkably.
Why bringing coconut into the game? It does not only pair well with the main tropical fruit, mango, but also with rum.. and lime, too! Malibu already combines the coconut flavor with Caribbean rum. Thus, such a coconut liqueur will just beautifully blend in with the base rum without adding even more dilution and creaminess (as coconut milk would). Although this liqueur has a strong, quite sweet coconut flavor it does not bind the lime as much as sugar sirup does.
This will result in an exciting taste experience: first the coconut kicks in, then the luscious iced mango keeps your tongue awake, while at the end some slightly sour astringency sticks to it for some moments. As the rum stays in the background like a gentleman, the temptation is high to slurp the glass empty in a few gulps, just like a smoothie.
How to create it
1. Step: gather all
Peel & slice the mango, squeeze the lime and put all ingredients into a blender. Add ice on top.
2. Step: blend it
Blend until it becomes a creamy texture. A quick shake in between may help to further mix the ingredients.
3. Step: decorate it
Pour into a big martini glass, a coupette or a highball glass. Decorate with a lime slice to signal “Daiquiri”.
Recipe
- 1/2 – 2/3 piece mango
- 30ml white rum (e.g. Barcardi)
- 20ml coconut rum (e.g. Malibu)
- 20ml lime juice (fresh)
- 3-4 ice cubes (middle sized)
How to create it
1. Step: gather all
Peel & slice the mango, squeeze the lime and put all ingredients into a blender. Add ice on top.
2. Step: blend it
Blend until it becomes a creamy texture. A quick shake in between may help to further mix the ingredients.
3. Step: decorate it
Pour into a big martini glass, a coupette or a highball glass. Decorate with a lime slice to signal “Daiquiri”.
The idea behind
A search for fruity summer cocktails brings you quickly to some rather “classic” Daiquiri variations, like the Mango Daiquiri or Strawberry Daiquiri. The Mango Daiquiri just adds fresh mango & ice to the standard recipe and often increases the sugar (sirup) portion, which results e.g. in a 2,5:1:1 part for alcohol:lime:sugar. Although this is a refreshing, sweet cocktail that clearly stages the mango, I was missing something special here. As long as you are no mango purist, you will probably welcome the following addition that extends the flavor profile remarkably.
Why bringing coconut into the game? It does not only pair well with the main tropical fruit, mango, but also with rum.. and lime, too! Malibu already combines the coconut flavor with Caribbean rum. Thus, such a coconut liqueur will just beautifully blend in with the base rum without adding even more dilution and creaminess (as coconut milk would). Although this liqueur has a strong, quite sweet coconut flavor it does not bind the lime as much as sugar sirup does.
This will result in an exciting taste experience: first the coconut kicks in, then the luscious iced mango keeps your tongue awake, while at the end some slightly sour astringency sticks to it for some moments. As the rum stays in the background like a gentleman, the temptation is high to slurp the glas empty in a few gulps, just like a smoothie.
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