Fruit Daiquiri Recipe

Did you know that it's National Daiquiri Day today?

They seem to have an awareness day for most things, these days.

I'll happily jump on this one though.

The Daiquiri was named after a beach in Cuba and that's where the drink originated, before it was introduced to the New York clubs in about 1900.

Daiquiri's became really popular during the 1940s. Because of the war, vodka and whisky were rationed but there was plenty of rum available. Wahey!

The main ingredients of the blend are white rum, lime juice and sugar syrup.

You can mix up the other ingredients by either adding the above to coffee or chocolate liqueur, or as traditionally known - by using fruit.

There's always the option of frozen daiquiri as well using crushed ice which is, for sure, just an adult slush puppy... minus the blue flavouring.

(Why was raspberry flavour blue?? Weird!).

For a mocktail, make up the below recipe using the fruit of your choice. Switch the rum and liqueur with juice or fruit puree.

For my Daiquiri, you'll need a blender but this can also be made with a cocktail shaker as well. Use half the amount of ice.

Fruit Daiquiri - Serves 2

60 ml of White Rum

60 ml of Strawberry Liqueur

Juice of a lime

Teaspoon of sugar syrup (easy to make, mix 1 tablespoon of sugar with about 15ml of boiling water and a dash of vanilla essence).

Half a punnet of strawberries.

Handful of blueberries (about 20).

Pineapple chunks in one juice.

Crushed ice (about a tray's worth).

Throw everything in to a blender, whizz up and serve.

Simple as that and voila.. you have yourself a refreshing drink.

Enjoy!