CLASSIC · GOLD JAMAICAN RUM

Don's Special Daiquiri

Name: Don's Special Daiquiri
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 30 ml Gold Jamaican Rum; 15 ml Cuban White Rum; 15 ml Passion Fruit Syrup; 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice; 15 ml Honey Syrup; Half Passion Fruit

This recipe follows the classic Donn Beach layering philosophy of using two complementary rums - a funky Jamaican gold for depth and a lighter Cuban white for brightness - a technique that became the backbone of the tiki movement.

Ingredients

Gold Jamaican Rum30 ml

Cuban White Rum15 ml

Passion Fruit Syrup15 ml

Fresh Lime Juice15 ml

Honey Syrup15 ml

Half Passion Fruit

Glassware

Footed Copo Glass

Chilled.

Method

1
Add the gold Jamaican rum, Cuban white rum, passion fruit syrup, fresh lime juice, and honey syrup to a blender cup.
2
Add a generous scoop of crushed ice.
3
Blend briefly for 3–5 seconds until just combined and slushy - do not over-blend.
4
Pour the blended mixture into a footed copo glass.
5
Pack the glass with additional crushed ice to fill to the rim.
6
Garnish with half a fresh passion fruit, placed skin-side down on top of the ice.