Blood Orange Daiquiri

The sour template might just be the most versatile structure in the cocktail world. Swap the base spirit, play around with different citrus, adjust the sweetener… and more often than not you’ll still end up with something delicious. It’s one of those formulas that invites experimentation.

So when my wife came home with a bag of fresh blood oranges from the supermarket, my mixing fingers immediately started to itch.

Blood Orange Daiquiri

50 ml Captain Morgan white rum
30 ml fresh-squeezed blood orange juice
10 ml simple syrup

Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with plenty of ice. Shake hard for about 15 seconds, then double-strain into a tumbler over fresh ice. Garnish with a generous wedge of blood orange.

Bright, fresh, and just a little deeper in flavour than the classic lime version. Cheers.

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