A variation on the traditional daiquiri, I find this drink a bit more complicated on the taste buds (which ain’t always a good thing, but it’s fun here). With the addition of sweet vermouth, and more importantly in my opinion, the kiss of crème de cacao, the drink elevates itself to more than just a warm weather sipper. If you search for it, you’ll find the extremely slight chocolate wash from the crème de cacao combining with the vermouth almost indescribable, yet sensually apparent. I made my first one just a few days ago, and all who joined me outside on an oddly mild January day fell in love with it.
Here we go –
- 1 ½ oz light rum
- ½ oz fresh lime juice
- ½ oz sweet vermouth
- 1 tsp grenadine
- 2 tsp crème de cacao
Shake above ingredients in a shaker till cold and strain into a cold cocktail glass. Garnish with a thin lime wheel.
