Daiquiri
Sours · Rum
- Strength
- 16.6%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 169
- Sugar
- 8.3 g
- 2 ozWhite Cuban rum60 ml
- ¾ ozLime juice20 ml
- 2 bar spoonsSuperfine sugar
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Mexican Firing Squad.
Head to head
Daiquiri and Mexican Firing Squad side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lime juice. Only the Daiquiri has white rum and sugar; only the Mexican Firing Squad has tequila, grenadine and Angostura bitters. In parts, a Daiquiri is 3 rum, 1 lime and ¾ sugar; a Mexican Firing Squad is 3 tequila, 1 lime and ½ grenadine. By volume, the Daiquiri is 65% spirit, 21% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar; the Mexican Firing Squad is 68% spirit, 22% citrus and 10% syrup and sugar. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
They are about equally strong in the glass (16.6% and 16.2% ABV), and they hold about the same alcohol (1.35 and 1.39 standard drinks). Calories are close (about 169 and 172), but the Daiquiri has more sugar (8.3 g against 5.6 g). Both are shaken; the Daiquiri is served in a coupe, the Mexican Firing Squad in a highball.
Sours · Rum
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Mexican Firing Squad.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ½
Full Mexican Firing Squad recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Daiquiri.
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Daiquiri vs.
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