Brix
Blended

Banana Daiquiri

by Stuart Diaz

Hemingway favorite at La Floridita. Use real banana — not banana liqueur — for the proper texture.

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Ingredients

×1 serving
White rum
spirit
2.00 oz
Lime juice
citrus
0.75 oz
Simple syrup (1:1)
sweetener
0.50 oz
Ripe banana (1/2)
modifier
0.00 oz
Crème de banane (optional)
sweetener
0.25 oz
TOTAL3.50 oz
SERVED (post-dilution)4.38 oz
Ratio by role
spirit57%citrus21%sweetener21%

How to make it

4 STEPS · ~4 MIN
  1. 01
    Combine
    2 oz white rum, 0.75 oz lime juice, 0.5 oz simple syrup (1:1), half a ripe banana, 0.25 oz crème de banane (optional) in a blender with 1 cup crushed ice.
  2. 02
    Blend
    On high, 20–30 seconds until smooth.
  3. 03
    Pour
    Into a chilled coupe or hurricane glass.
  4. 04
    Garnish
    Banana slice on the rim.
FINAL ABV
18.3%
DILUTION
25%
TOTAL VOL.
3.50oz
SERVED
×1