Banana Daiquiri

Material Components

  • 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 ounce sugar syrup
  • 1 1/2 ounces aged column still rum
  • 1/2 banana
  • 4 ounces crushed ice

Vessel

coupe

Garnish

cocktail cherry speared to a slice of banana, and an edible flower

Preparation

  1. Put everything into a blender.
  2. Blend at high speed for at least 30 seconds, until smooth.
  3. Pour unstrained into a chilled coupe.

Notes

This might be a blended drink, but it's not the frozen, saccharine sweet mess you'll find on Bourbon Street. The addition of banana to the daiquiri template grants a subtle body, and choosing a ripe banana really sets off the flavor of the rum.

This is one of the first exotic cocktails I ever made, and it was fun to revisit it after having some more experience under my belt. I think I liked it even better this time, made with Ron Zacapa 23 rum.