Don's Special Daiquiri
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Donn Beach's blended Daiquiri riff: two rums layered with passion fruit, honey, and lime, whirled smooth over crushed ice. A richer, tropical take on the classic that rewards each sip.
Ingredients
- 1 oz Aged Rum
- 1/2 oz White Rum
- 1/2 oz Passion Fruit Purée
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Honey Syrup
Method
Add all ingredients to a blender with a scoop of crushed ice. Flash-blend for a few seconds until smooth. Pour into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Created by Donn Beach in 1934 as the Mona Daiquiri, reformulated after Mona rum's discontinuation (sources cite 1946 or 1947 with conflicting dates) using gold Jamaican and Puerto Rican rums. Original formulation featured 30-year-old Myers's Mona rum. Featured in Jeff Berry's Beachbum Berry Remixed (2010). Added to the IBA's New Era list in 2024. Daniele Dalla Pola's interpretation (documented in Punch, 2018) replaces honey syrup with agave nectar and passionfruit syrup with passionfruit purée.
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