Ingredients

  • 2 ozWhite rum
  • ¾ ozFresh lime juice
  • ½ ozFresh grapefruit juice
  • ½ ozMaraschino liqueur
  • ¼ ozSimple syrup(optional, for balance)
  • 🍋Lime wheel or grapefruit twist(garnish)

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Instructions

  1. Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake vigorously for 12-15 seconds.
  3. Double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
  4. Garnish with a lime wheel or grapefruit twist.

📜 History

The Hemingway Daiquiri, also called the Papa Doble, was created at El Floridita bar in Havana for its most famous regular, Ernest Hemingway. The writer was diabetic and preferred drinks without sugar, so cantinero Constantino Ribalaigua Vert modified the house daiquiri by adding grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur while omitting the sugar. Hemingway would reportedly drink them by the dozen. The original "Papa Doble" used double rum with no sweetener at all—the version served today typically includes a small amount of simple syrup to balance the tartness, making it more approachable while maintaining its distinctive dry, citrus-forward character.

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