Drinkers of Hemingway Daiquiris love how grapefruit juice and maraschino liqueur really change the direction of the classic Caribbean cocktail. But what if you don't have grapefruit? The answer lies in Forbidden Fruit, a liqueur that was invented to preserve grapefruit flavor in cognac.
Back in the days before air transportation, Europeans couldn't always get fresh grapefruit juice.
Forbidden Fruit was a popular French liqueur right up until modern canning facilities were able to pump out canned juices. By the time grapefruit were being farmed in the U.S. and flown around the world, Forbidden Fruit had already disappeared from bars.
This Daiquiri hearkens back to the time when fresh fruit and such luxuries as tropical drinks were in short supply but good spirits were not. It was almost like the Daiquiri was "forbidden," not by any kind of decree but by scarcity of ingredients.
- 1 1/2 oz. light rum (Mt. Defiance used)
- 1 oz. lime juice
- 1/2 oz. Forbidden Fruit liqueur (homemade used)
- 1/2 tsp. maraschino liqueur
- 1/2 oz. sugar syrup
Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
