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Hemingway Special in a coupe glass

Hemingway Special

A frozen version of the Papa Doble, blended with ice for a slushy tropical treat.

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Ingredients

  • White Rum2 oz (60 ml)
  • Lime Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Grapefruit Juice0.75 oz (22.5 ml)
  • Maraschino Liqueur0.5 oz (15 ml)
  • Simple Syrup0.25 oz (7.5 ml)

How to make it

  1. Blend all ingredients with 1 cup crushed ice until smooth.
  2. Pour into a coupe glass.

Glass: Coupe

History

The Hemingway Special, also called the Papa Doble, is the grapefruit-and-maraschino daiquiri created for Ernest Hemingway at El Floridita in Havana by Constantino Ribalaigua Vert — sugarless to suit the writer's diabetes, and famously served double-strength.

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