Bacardi Cocktail
The Quirky Foodster Team
Coupe or cocktail glass
Glass
None traditionally required
Garnish
Ingredients
- White rum (Bacardi specified historically) — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain into a chilled coupe.
- Serve without garnish.
Description: A Daiquiri variant made pink with grenadine, historically tied specifically to the Bacardi rum brand.
Cultural Background: Subject to a notable 1936 New York court ruling requiring the drink to be made with actual Bacardi rum to be legally called by this name.
Tips: Bacardi's own light, clean rum style is genuinely well suited to this simple, citrus-forward drink.
Variations: Made with any other white rum, this is essentially a pink Daiquiri.
Serving Suggestion: Serve up, well chilled, as a simple pink classic.
Nutrition: Approx. 160 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: Why the court ruling?
A: Bacardi successfully argued in 1936 that a drink bearing its name should legally require its specific rum.
- White rum (Bacardi specified historically) — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lime juice — 22.5 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
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