Also known as the Papa Doble.
Why you are pouring this tonight
The Hemingway Daiquiri is the Daiquiri Hemingway used to drink at El Floridita in Havana, also known as the Papa Doble because the man ordered them in pairs. White rum, fresh lime, fresh grapefruit, maraschino liqueur (Luxardo, the original), a splash of simple syrup. Drier than a regular Daiquiri, with the grapefruit doing real work, and the maraschino adding a bright cherry note that almost nobody expects.
The maraschino is the part most home cooks miss. Real Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, around forty dollars at a decent bottle shop, is non-negotiable. The cheap brandied-cherry liqueur is sweet and red and wrong. Fresh-squeezed pink grapefruit, never bottled. Use a Plantation 3 Stars or Havana Club 3 for the rum. Shake hard with ice for twelve seconds, double-strain into a chilled coupe, lime twist over the surface. Pair with grilled prawns, ceviche, anything cured.
What changes from the Daiquiri
No sugar. Maraschino liqueur added. Pink grapefruit juice joins the lime.
What to pour it alongside
Oysters, ceviche, salted nuts. Drink with food that pushes back.
The recipe
Ingredients
Method
- Shake all with ice hard for 12 seconds.
- Fine-strain into a chilled coupe.
- No garnish; the drink doesn’t need one.
Nutrition
Want the classic? Our Daiquiri recipe is here.
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