Daiquiri is the name of a beach and an iron mine near Santiago in Cuba. Supposedly it was created by an American mining engineer, Jennings Cox. However, more than a century before, Royal Navy sailors were given a daily grog ration of rum, water, lime juice, and sugar to combat scurvy.
One of the worlds most popular cocktails and, probably, one of the most abused. That’s a great shame as, in the right hands, it can be a fine beverage. If you can, use authentic Cuban sugar cane rum. For greater depth of flavour use a dark rum. Do not over muddle the mint, you don’t want a shredded salad at the bottom of the glass, and go easy on the sugar until you taste it.