Rum Daisy
The Quirky Foodster Team

Ingredients
- White rum — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Orange curaçao — 10 ml (2 tsp)
Method
- Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- Shake until well chilled.
- Strain over fresh crushed ice in a rocks glass.
- Garnish with an orange slice and cherry.
Description: A rum member of the 19th-century Daisy family — spirit, citrus, sweetener and a dash of liqueur, direct ancestor of the Margarita.
Cultural Background: Daisies were a defined cocktail category throughout the 1800s across nearly every base spirit, including this rum version.
Tips: Crushed ice gives the classic Daisy texture and keeps the drink extra cold.
Variations: A soda water top turns this into a longer, fizzier "Rum Daisy Fizz."
Serving Suggestion: Serve over crushed ice as a refreshing, historically rooted sour.
Nutrition: Approx. 170 kcal per serving
FAQs:
Q: What's a "Daisy" exactly?
A: An 1800s cocktail category built on spirit, citrus, sweetener and a small amount of liqueur, applied across many different base spirits.
- White rum — 60 ml (2 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice — 20 ml (3/4 oz)
- Grenadine — 10 ml (2 tsp)
- Orange curaçao — 10 ml (2 tsp)

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