Hemingway Special
Hemingway Special
The Hemingway Special, also known as 'Papa Doble,' is a sugar-free variation of the Daiquiri created for writer Ernest Hemingway at El Floridita bar in Havana. It is made with rum, grapefruit juice, maraschino liqueur, and fresh lime juice. Hemingway, due to diabetes, preferred this drier, more acidic version.
- Flavor
- The Hemingway Special is known for its balanced sweet and sour profile, with the rum providing the base, the grapefruit's bitterness balancing the sweetness of the maraschino, and the lime adding a fresh citrus note.
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Glassware
- large cocktail glass
01
RECIPE
Ingredients
4 ingredients
01Rum60ml
02Grapefruit Juice40ml
03Maraschino Liqueur15ml
04Fresh Lime Juice15ml
02 · METHOD
Method
- 01
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
- 02
Shake well and strain into a large cocktail glass.
03 · NOTES
Know your pour
- What does it taste like?
- The Hemingway Special is known for its balanced sweet and sour profile, with the rum providing the base, the grapefruit's bitterness balancing the sweetness of the maraschino, and the lime adding a fresh citrus note.
- Which glass should I use?
- large cocktail glass
- Is it beginner-friendly?
- Moderate