Hemingway Special – an alcoholic cocktail with a strength of 15% vol. with a specific tart-almond flavor and light citrus notes in the aftertaste. Experienced connoisseurs of bar culture will like it.
Historical information
The Hemingway Special cocktail recipe was invented in 1932 by the bartender Constantino Ribalaigua, who at that time worked in the bar Floridita (La Floridita) in Cuba.
According to legend, Constante was well acquainted with Ernest Hemingway and remade the Daiquiri cocktail for the legendary writer – he excluded sugar from the composition (Hemingway suffered from diabetes) and added Maraschino liqueur for a more expressive taste.
Initially, the cocktail was called Hemingway Daquiri (Hemingway Daiquiri), but a few years later another bartender, Antonio Meilan, began working at the bar. With his arrival, grapefruit juice appeared in the composition and the cocktail received its modern name – Hemingway Special.
Despite the fact that the Hemingway Special is just one variation of the Daiquiri, the cocktail is listed by the International Bartenders Association (IBA) and is in the category of Contemporary classics (Contemporary classics).
Recipe Hemingway Special
Composition and proportions:
- rum (white) – 60 ml;
- Maraschino liqueur – 15 ml;
- grapefruit juice – 40 ml;
- lime juice – 15 ml;
- ice cubes;
- cherry – 1-2 pieces (for decoration).
Any white (colorless) rum will do; colored varieties don’t mix well with grapefruit juice and give a completely different taste.
Maraschino is a clear, almond-flavoured cherry liqueur made from bitter cherries.
It is advisable to use freshly squeezed juices, especially lime – in many respects it is he who is responsible for the aroma of the cocktail.
Technology of preparation
1. Cool the serving glass (cocktail glass).
2. In a shaker with ice, mix rum, Maraschino, grapefruit and lime juice.
3. Pour the resulting mixture into a glass through a strainer (bar strainer).
4. Decorate the finished Hemingway Special cocktail with a cherry. Serve without a straw. Drink in small sips.
