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Bacardi Cocktail
A classic Cuban rum cocktail combining white Bacardí rum, fresh lime juice and grenadine for a bright, tart and lightly sweet drink with a distinctive pink color.
🇨🇺 Cuba, North America
Also linked to 🇺🇸 United States
Preparation
- 1Add the white rum, fresh lime juice and grenadine to a cocktail shaker filled with ice.
- 2Shake well until thoroughly chilled.
- 3Fine strain into a chilled cocktail glass.
- 4Serve straight up.
Historical Background
The Bacardí Cocktail originated in Cuba around 1917 and became especially popular in the United States after Prohibition. It evolved from the Daiquiri, with grenadine providing the characteristic pink color and sweetness. In 1936, a New York court ruled that a drink sold as a Bacardí Cocktail had to contain Bacardí rum.
