Banana Daiquiri
Rum, banana and lime.
The shaken take on the Banana Daiquiri, with no blender or fresh banana: rum, banana liqueur and lime, served ice-cold in a coupe. The fruit stays in the background and lets the rum speak.
- After dinner
- Shaken
- Glass
- Coupe
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Medium
- Time
- 3 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- No ice
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Aged rum
50 ml
-
Banana liqueur
30 ml
-
Lime juice
15 ml
Garnish
- Banana slice
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a coupe.
- Fill a shaker with ice.
- Pour the rum.
- Pour the banana liqueur.
- Pour the lime juice.
- Shake hard.
- Fine strain into the chilled coupe.
- Garnish with a banana slice on the rim.
The story
Origins
LegendA story passed down, not confirmed by the sources.
The Banana Daiquiri has two competing origin stories. The most cited places it at Mountain Top, on the summit of St. Peter Mountain on St. Thomas (US Virgin Islands), where in 1953 British sea captain George Soule is said to have combined rum, ripe bananas and a homemade banana liqueur. Another tradition credits Harry Yee, bartender at the Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki, with first adding banana to the Daiquiri. The historic versions are blended; the drier shaken take with banana liqueur is a modern interpretation, published among others by Simon Difford.
Sources (7)
- Difford's Guide — Banana Daiquiri (shaken) (opens in a new tab) recipe and history
- Shake Drink Repeat — Banana Daiquiri (shaken) (opens in a new tab) recipe
- IBA — All cocktails (page 1) (opens in a new tab) recipe
- Difford's Guide — Banana Daiquiri (blended) (opens in a new tab) history
- Tasting Table — The History Of The Banana Daiquiri Starts In The Virgin Islands (opens in a new tab) history
- Saveur — Banana Daiquiri (opens in a new tab) history
- Wikipedia — Harry Yee (opens in a new tab) history
Taste profile
- Fruity
- 4 out of 5
- Sweet
- 3 out of 5
- Citrus
- 2 out of 5
- Sour
- 2 out of 5
