Perfect Stranger

I watched a not-good movie last night starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis - Perfect Stranger. Typical of bad writing, they call too much attention to something that will be obviously used later. In this case, a "Hemingway Daiquiri."

The all-too-obvious scene has Berry rambling off the ingredients as:

The Perfect Stranger Hemingway Daiquiri

2 oz Light Rum

1 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Simple Syrup

A dash of Grapefruit juice

A float of Grenadine

Whoa, really? One whole ounce of simple syrup? And what's with those huge glasses? This isn't a Frozen Daiquiri! Or is it? Traditionally, yes, but Halle makes no mention of technique other than the ingredients.

So... how should this drink be made? Consulting Mr. Boston's 2009 guide... The Hemingway Daiquiri is otherwise known as a...

Floridita #3 (or sometimes just as a Floridita).

2 oz White Rum

3/4 oz Lime juice

1/2 oz Grapefruit juice

1/2 oz Maraschino Liqueur

1/2 oz Simple Syrup

Seems more reasonable. As for the Maraschino, I am assuming they replaced that with grenadine, which people are more likely to know.

The drink was named after a famed Hemingway hangout, El Floridita in Havana, Cuba. According to The Hemingway Cookbook...

3 oz Bacardi of Havana Club Rum

2 Limes worth of juice

1/2 a Grapefruit worth of juice

6 drops Maraschino Liqueur

Blended with cracked or shaved ice.