Trader Vic Daiquiri, Circa 1960s

Trader Vic Daiquiri
By  Islands Staff June 27, 2011

SERVES 1

2 oz. light rum
1 oz. fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. maraschino liqueur
1 tsp. sugar syrup*

1. Put all ingredients in a blender with 1 1/2 cups of crushed ice. Blend until frappéd.

2. Pour unstrained into a chilled cocktail glass. Serve with short straws.

* Sugar syrup: Heat equal parts white sugar and water until sugar dissolves, then cool and store in a bottle. Sugar syrup is sold at liquor stores and gourmet markets as "rock candy syrup" or "simple syrup."

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