Daiquirí is also the name of a beach and an iron mine near Santiago de Cuba, and is a word of Taíno origin. The drink was supposedly invented by an American mining engineer, named Jennings Cox, who was in Cuba at the time of the Spanish–American War
The drink became popular in the 1940s. World War II rationing made whiskey and vodka hard to come by, yet because of U.S. Good Neighbor policy at the time, rum was easily obtainable because the policy opened up trade and travel relations with Latin America, Cuba and the Caribbean. The Good Neighbor policy, helped make Latin America fashionable. Consequently, rum-based drinks (once frowned upon as being the choice of sailors and down-and-outs), also became fashionable, and the daiquiri saw a tremendous rise in popularity in the US.
A wide variety of alcoholic mixed drinks made with finely pulverized ice are often called frozen daiquirí.
INGREDIENTS:
2 oz Black Cat Rum
1/2 oz Triple Sec
6 Strawberries
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 tsp Sugar
250 ml crushed ice
INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in a blender with the crushed ice. Blend well.
Serve in a Margarita Glass.