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Hemingway Special — E-Sumi museum print
Sour · Rum

Hemingway Special

The daiquiri Papa actually drank.

Rum, grapefruit, maraschino and lime — no sugar, all tartness, exactly how Hemingway ordered his doubles.

Ingredients

  • Rum60 ml
  • Grapefruit Juice40 ml
  • Maraschino Luxardo15 ml
  • Fresh Lime15 ml

Garnish

N/A

Method

  1. 1Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake well and strain into a large cocktail glass.
The lesson

Sometimes the lesson is subtraction: drop the sugar and the drink gets sharper and drier. Not every sour needs to be sweet.

Cuando dominas el sour, el siguiente paso es diseñar el tuyo. El método detrás de un original, en The Lab →

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