Pink grapefruit and fennel Daiquiri cocktail recipe: the pink drink to serve before dinner

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Rum has the incredible ability to take endless forms, colors and flavors in cocktails, thanks to its mellifluous roundness.

It is great for hot punches or summer cocktails like Cuba Libre, don’t forget that rum is the king of sour cocktails.

As Mephistophelian and charming is tequila with its flavor reminiscent of the night the Mexican desert, Daiquiri has a sobriety and an aromatic composure that is unrivaled.

So today our classic Daiquiri is tinged with a pink touch because we want to make it not with lime, but pink grapefruit (and fennel seeds).

The result is a fresh and edgy cocktail, but sumptuous, long on the palate, with a more bitter and complex finish than the original Daiquiri.

A variation that we are working on is the addition of fennel seeds. Just put a half teaspoon of seeds in the shaker and muddle to amplify the flavor of grapefruit with a balsamic note.

Ingredients for the pink grapefruit and fennel Daiquiri

• 5 cl of white rum
• 3 cl of pink grapefruit juice
• 4 grams of fennel seeds
• 1 cl of Maraschino

How to make the pink grapefruit and fennel Daiquiri

Squeeze half grapefruit and strain juice. Put the juice in a shaker and add some fennel seeds. Pound with a muddler. Add a few ice cubes, rum, and maraschino. Close and shake vigorously for 15 seconds.

Pour into a well ice-cooled Martini glass, straining and decorate with a slice of grapefruit.

Suggested food pairings

Grilled cheese sandwich; parmigiana ravioli, spaghetti with clams, chicken tikka masala, Chicken Cacciatore, Vitello Tonnato, truffle risotto, pasta alla carbonara, paella mixta.

Rum cocktails you should try

Mojito, Zombie, Mai Tai, Daiquiri, Painkiller, Dark and Stormy, Canchanchara, Pina Colada, Cuba Libre, Basito, Hurricane.