Top 10 Mad River Distillers Daiquiri Recipes
A daiquiri is a cocktail made from three main ingredients—rum, citrus (typically lime juice) and simple syrup (or another sweetener). It’s simple enough. You could combine just these three ingredients and enjoy an easy daiquiri whenever the mood strikes. However, the opportunities for creating flavored daiquiris are nearly endless. With rum infusions, flavored simple syrups, garnishes, or different juices, you can create a wide variety of daiquiri options that range from slightly sour to sweet and fruity.
At the Mad River Distillers Burlington Tasting Room, we love creating new daiquiri recipes from products we carry right in our retail section. It’s a great way to incorporate cocktail products that we love, right into the drinks we serve at our bar. Below is a list of ten daiquiri recipes we’ve developed, some of which incorporate products that you can find at our Tasting Room, others of which are made by infusing our rums. Infusing rum is a process that can take anywhere from an hour to a week, so while some of these recipes take advance planning, you’ll find that the flavor resulting from an infusion is well worth the effort and wait.
MAD RIVER DISTILLERS DAIQUIRI RECIPES:
WATERMELON & PASSIONFRUIT DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of organic watermelon-infused Rum 44
-1 oz. of Liber & Co Passionfruit Syrup
-1 oz. of fresh lime juice
Instructions:
To make the watermelon-infused Rum 44, fill a quart size jar with cubed watermelon. Fill the jar with Rum 44, then shake and set the jar aside. Shake once a day for one week. When ready, strain out the watermelon. To make the daiquiri, add all ingredients to a shaker with ice. Shake hard, then strain into a chilled coupe glass.
VENA DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of Vena’s Cranberry & Cherry-infused Vanilla Rum
-3/4 oz. of fresh lime juice
-3/4 oz. of simple syrup
Instructions:
To make the Vanilla Rum infusion, add the rum to a Vena’s Cran Cherry Spirit Sipper jar. Let the rum steep in the jar for 2-3 days. Give the jar a good shake, then strain it. To make the daiquiri, first add a little lime juice to the rim of a coupe glass and give it a sugar rim. We recommend the Fleury de Sel Blackberry Mint sugar. In a shaker, combine all ingredients with ice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled coupe glass.
HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-1.5 oz. of Rum 44
-3/4 oz. of fresh lime juice
-1/4 oz. of Maraschino Liqueur
-1/4 oz. of grapefruit juice
Instructions:
In a shaker, add all ingredients with ice. Shake for about 8 seconds, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Add a dehydrated lime for garnish.
BITTERSWEET DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-1.5 oz. of Rum 44
-1.25 oz. of El Guapo Strawberry Grenadine
-3/4 oz. of fresh lime juice
-1/2 oz. of Luxardo Bitters (or Campari)
Instructions:
In a shaker, combine all ingredients with ice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a fresh strawberry slice.
STRAWBERRY HIBISCUS DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of hibiscus-infused Rum 44
1- oz. of fresh lime juice
-1 oz. of El Guapo Cajun Grenadine
Instructions:
To make the infused rum, add 25 grams of hibiscus flowers to one bottle of Rum 44. Let the rum infuse for about one hour before using. To make the daiquiri, combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake for about 15 seconds, then strain into a chilled coupe glass.
GHIA DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of Rum 44
-3/4 oz. of Ghia Aperitif (N/A)
-3/4 oz. of fresh lime juice
-3/4 oz. of simple syrup
Instructions:
In a shaker, combine all ingredients with ice. Shake well, then strain into a chilled coupe glass.
ROSEMARY’S DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of First Run Rum
-3/4 oz. of rosemary simple syrup
-1 oz. of fresh lime juice
Instructions:
To make the rosemary simple syrup, add 8-10 sprigs of rosemary in a jar and add 1 cup of boiling water. Let the rosemary steep (like a tea) in the hot water for five minutes, then add 1.5 cups sugar and stir until dissolved. Seal the jar and let it sit for 8-12 hours, then strain out the rosemary sprigs. To make the daiquiri, combine all ingredients with ice in a shaker. Shake for about 15 seconds, then strain into a chilled coupe glass. Add a rosemary sprig for garnish.
STRAWBERRY RHUBARB DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of Rum 44
-1 oz. of fresh lime juice
-1 oz. of Cocktail & Sons Fassionola Syrup
-4 dashes of Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters
Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well, then strain into a coupe glass. Add a dehydrated or fresh lime wheel as garnish.
PX PINEAPPLE DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of PX Rum
-3/4 oz. of pineapple juice
-1/2 oz. of fresh lime juice
-1/2 oz. of demerara simple syrup
Instructions:
In a shaker, add all ingredients with ice. Shake for about 10 seconds, Strain contents into a coupe glass. Add a fresh flower for garnish.
CHARRED PINEAPPLE DAIQUIRI
Ingredients:
-2 oz. of pineapple-infused Rum 44
-1 oz. of fresh lime juice
-1 oz. of charred pineapple syrup
Instructions:
To make the infused rum, first peel, core and cube a pineapple. Place the pineapple pieces in a large bell jar with one bottle of Rum 44. Shake the jar daily for one week, then strain through a cheesecloth. To make the charred pineapple syrup, take the remaining cubed pineapple pieces and put them in a braising pan with high walls. Dump out any remaining liquid.
On medium heat, char the pineapple until they start to stick to the pan. Let all sides of the pineapple char, then remove from the pan. Add 2 cups of water, and deglaze the pan. Then, add the pineapple and 2 cups of sugar back to the pan, and simmer on low heat, stirring often for 10 minutes. Be sure to keep the pineapple pieces away from the flame during the charring process. Strain, and let the pineapple syrup cool before using. To make the daiquiri, combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake well, then double strain into a chilled coupe. Add a dehydrated or fresh lime wheel as garnish.
The recipes above are all made from either our Rum 44, Vanilla Rum, First Run Rum or PX Rum. Visit our product pages to learn more about each of these rums and to learn where you can find a bottle. Bottles are always available for purchase at our Tasting Rooms. At our Burlington Tasting Room, you can find products like Vena’s Sippers, passionfruit syrup, grenadine, Fassionola syrup, bitters and the Ghia non-alcoholic aperitif.
If you want even more daiquiri recipes to explore, be sure to visit the recipes section of our website. You can simply type “daiquiri” into the search bar, and you’ll see even more options. Rest assured, we’ll keep adding recipes here as we experiment with other products and infusions of our rums. The sky is really the limit, and if you’ve been to our retail section, then you know that with bitter options alone, we could create new recipes that last a lifetime.
Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram as we share new recipes there often. If you make a daiquiri recipe of your own using one of our spirits, be sure to tag us! We love to see what you all come up with. Cheers!
Written and published by Brianne Lucas on July 22, 2024.
