I’ve always associated daiquiris with artificial tasting, syrupy sweet concoctions from the likes of Chili’s. Imagine my surprise, while flipping through Market-Fresh Mixology when I discovered that traditional daiquiris are actually made with rum, lime juice, sugar and optionally, orange liqueur. I decided to try making my own daiquiris, one with raspberries and the other with blackberries. The raspberry daiquiri was the clear winner in the taste department, so I’ve typed up the recipe below.
Raspberry Daiquiri
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- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 1 cocktail 1x
- Category: Cocktail
Raspberry daiquiri recipe made with fresh, natural ingredients. Cool down with this beautiful summer cocktail.
Ingredients
Per cocktail
- 10 raspberries
- ½ ounce orange liqueur (optional, I didn’t use it)
- 2 ounces rum
- ½ teaspoon raw sugar
- one lime, juiced
For the rim
- 1 small lime wedge
- Sugar
Instructions
- Prepare your glass by running a lime wedge around the rim of a martini glass. Dip the top of the glass into a plate sprinkled with sugar.
- In a mixing glass, muddle the raspberries with the lime juice and sugar.
- Add rum and lots of ice. Shake well.
- Pour the mixture through a sieve into a martini glass. The sieve helps catch the raspberry seeds.
- Garnish with a lime twist (optional). Cheers!
Notes
Adapted from the strawberry daiquiri recipe in Market-Fresh Mixology.
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Don’t miss other fresh drinks in my summer cocktail series: beautiful red bell, strawberry smash, rainier cherry mojito, watermelon cucumber cooler and cucumber caipiranha, and peach mojito.
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Maria @ A Platter of
Haha, I had to laugh because when I think of Daiquiri I think of Chili’s too! and it annoys me even more when people assume that I know how to make one because I am from Puerto Rico (I personally don’t see the relation of both :-) But I like the sound of this recipe because it looks like it would have a light flavor, and very refreshing.
kate
How funny! I would never assume that a Puerto Rican would inherently know how to make a daiquiri. If you ever want to learn, though, give this raspberry daiquiri a try. It’s so good!
Heather
I associate daiquiris with trips to Mexico. I love the way you put the rasp one up front since it was better. Mmmm
Frederike
Hi Kate, I just found your blog, and I’m happy I did! You seem to like to same kind of food I love. Wonderful photography.. Am reading some of your older posts now. Thank you for your work!
kate
Glad you found my blog, Frederike! It’s always nice to meet like-minded cooks.
Ashley
this looks so refreshing. and it’s a nice way to make summer last a little longer.
Kimberley
I’ve always had the same preconceptions about daiquiris! But I love fresh fruit in cocktails, so I’ll this lovely thing in mind the next time I make something fancy
Katrina
This sounds heavenly.
Ashley@BakerbyNature
This is an absolutely gorgeous Summer cocktail – beautiful photography!!
Jennifer
Yum! I could definitely go for one or two…or three of these right now!
tara
it’s probably wrong to want a cocktail prior to 9:00 a.m., but I do. how gorgeous.
Tres Delicious
That’s an elegant refreshing drinks. I will also try it.
Made in Sonoma
These look beautiful! I would love this!
the girls @ Kelima K
The Raspberry Daiquiri is beautiful and delicious!
We posted this to our blog, and linked back to this page.
Lovely blog.
dave
how do you shake a mixing glass?
Emi
Hey, I’m a lacto ovo vegetarian. And your recipes are the best. Thank you.
★★★★★
Gabriel
I changed the raw sugar for maple syrup
Love this recipe
★★★★