Daiquiri Discovery Day and Cocktail Quiz

Join Alex to learn how to make delicious daiquiris out of three ingredients and the most basic of bar equipment.

You will need the following:

Ingredients - white rum, limes, sugar syrup and ice cubes.

You can use gin if you prefer - this makes a gimlet rather than a daiquiri.

For a fruity daiquiri, use some sort of soft fruit that you like: raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple are all fine and they can be fresh or defrosted from frozen or canned.

For a mojito you need granulated demerara sugar (or similar) and fresh mint leaves (available at the supermarket) and soda water or fizzy bottled water.

Limes: fresh is better. You will need half a lime for each drink.

Sugar syrup: you can make sugar syrup by putting 200 grams of sugar in 200 mls of water in a saucepan and heating it very gently until the sugar is dissolved. You can keep the syrup in the fridge for a few weeks.  Or you can buy ready made gomme syrup online, for example at Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ktNeZD

Equipment - a cocktail shaker with a strainer OR a large, empty, clean jam jar and a tea-strainer

• Something to measure liquid with - a jigger or measuring spoon
• A glass - a 'coupe' is traditional, but a wine glass will do
• Something to squeeze limes - a juicer, a squeezer like a Mexican elbow or your bare hands will do
• You will need ice - freeze cubes yourself or buy a bag of ice form the supermarket or petrol station
• Optional extra: a blender like a nutri-bullet lets you make frozen (blended) daiquiris.

The ingredients make traditional, strong cocktails, so you might want to have lemonade or ginger beer to hand to dilute them a bit, if you prefer.

Feel free to ask questions in the comments below or message Alex directly before the day and we'll help.