# Cocktail Standards

## Daiquiri

Classic cocktail originally from Cuba.

_Ingredients_

- [ ] <small>3/4</small> oz fresh lime juice
- [ ] <small>1/2</small> oz demerara syrup
- [ ] 2 oz rum

_Preparation_

1. Add ingredients to cocktail shaker
2. Add ice
3. Shake
4. Pour with gated finish

### Rum Recommendations

Traditionally, this drink is prepared with a blended lightly
aged rum (②). However, simple syrup and lime make almost any
(①②③④) rum shine.

_Smuggler's Cove p168_

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## Ti Punch

Ti Punch is a traditional cocktail from Marinique

_Ingredients_

- [ ] 1 teaspoon [Petite Canne Sugar Cane Syrup][1] (or demerara syrup)
- [ ] 2 oz Rhum Agricole
- [ ] 2 lime wedges

_Preparation_

1. Add rum and syrup to glass
2. Squeeze lime wedges into glass
3. Stir with bar spoon
4. Add squeezed lime wedges to the glass

### Rum Recommendations

Because of it's origin, Ti Punch should be made with a rhum
agricole. Specifically:

<span class="prefix">⑦</span>Cane AOC Martinique rhum
agricole blanc  
<span class="prefix">⑧</span>Cane AOC Martinique rhum
agricole vieux

You can also use a Cane Coffe Still Aged Rhum, like the
Barbancourt 8, to a similar end.

[Tom at Beach Bar Bums][2] suggests using [Plantation
Pineapple Rum Stiggins’ Fancy][3] and, although it flies in
the face of tradition, it tastes good to me.

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## Cuba Libre

The Cuba Libre (or "rum & Coke" if you must) is fast, easy,
and a crowd pleaser. Coke is an excellent mixer and can work
with a wide variety of rum.

_Ingredients_

- [ ] Coke
- [ ] 2 lime wedges
- [ ] 1.5 oz rum

_Preparation_

1. Fill a highball glass <small>3/4</small> full with ice
2. Squeeze 2-3 lime wedges over ice
3. Add squeezed lime wedges to gelass
4. Add 8-10oz Coke
5. Top with rum

### Rum Recommendations

- Works with any: ①②③④⑤⑥
  - Plantation 3 star (this would make a more traditional Cuba Libre)
  - Plantation OFTD
  - Journeyman Road's End
  - Bacardi 8 year
- Cheap, but still good
  - Bacardi 4 year
  - Cruzan Coconut
  - Cruzan Blackstrap

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## Dark 'n Stormy

Although people sometimes use different ingredients, a [true
Dark 'n Stormy®][4] is made with:

- [ ] 1.5 oz Gosling’s Black Seal Rum
- [ ] Gosling’s Stormy Ginger Beer

I stick to this combination becuase both the rum and the
ginger beer are fantastic&mdash;it's like they were made for
each other. I'm not a huge fan of a company trademarking the
name of a cocktail but it _does_ taste good.

_Preparation_

1. Fill a lowball glass with ice
2. Add ginger beer
3. Top with rum
6. OPTIONAL: Garnish with lime wedge

If you use lowball glasses, one can of ginger beer makes two
drinks.

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## Caipirinha

The national cocktail of Brazil

_Ingredients_

- [ ] Half a lime, cut into 4 wedges
- [ ] 2 tsp sugar (or 1 oz simple syrup)
- [ ] 2 oz Cachaça

_Preparation_

1. Add lime and sugar (or syrup) to any "bucket" glassware
2. Muddle to extract lime juice and dissolve sugar
3. Add cachaça
4. Add ice
5. Stir
6. OPTIONAL: Garnish with lime wedge

[1]: https://woodencork.com/products/petite-canne-sugar-cane-syrup
[2]: https://beachbarbums.com/2016/09/20/the-best-ti-punch-riff-youll-ever-have/
[3]: https://planterayrum.com/product/stiggins-fancy-pineapple/
[4]: https://goslings.com/recipes/dark-n-stormy/