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 Mojito.
Head to head
Daiquiri and Mojito side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference
The same rum, lime and sugar. The Daiquiri is shaken and served up; the Mojito presses in mint and is built over ice in a highball with soda on top, which makes it lighter and more refreshing. The Daiquiri is the sharper, stronger drink.
By the numbers
Both have white rum, lime juice and sugar. Only the Mojito has mint and soda water. In parts, a Daiquiri is 3 rum, 1 lime and ¾ sugar; a Mojito is 2¼ rum, 1 lime, ¾ sugar and 3 soda. By volume, the Daiquiri is 65% spirit, 21% citrus and 14% syrup and sugar; the Mojito is 44% mixer and juice, 33% spirit, 14% citrus and 9% syrup and sugar.
The Daiquiri is the stronger drink in the glass (16.6% ABV against 13.1%) and holds more alcohol (1.35 standard drinks against 1.01). The Daiquiri has more calories (about 169 against 136), with the same sugar (8.3 g each). The Daiquiri is shaken and served in a coupe; the Mojito is built and served in a highball.
Sours · Rum
The ratio · 3 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Mojito.
Highballs & Fizzes · Rum
The ratio · 2¼ : 1 : ¾ : 3
Highlighted: not in the Daiquiri.
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