This cocktail throws easy and agreeable out the window.
that appear in the same book). Some have speculated that Captain’s Blood is a reference to the 1935 Errol Flynn pirate film , which would make sense—the timing works, and both have Jamaican themes—but we can only speculate.
In any event, the Captain’s Blood as originally represented in Gaige’s book introduces friction to the Daiquiri mold in three ways—two of which we will retain, and one so unpleasant that we can’t recommend it to anyone.The first and most important is the choice of rum. While a standard Daiquiri uses a light, easy Spanish-style white rum, the Captain’s Blood calls specifically for Jamaican rum, “both good,” Gaige writes, “but of entirely different characteristics.
The second way this strays from a Daiquiri is in its heavy dose of Angostura Bitters, which adds tons of texture and the flavors of baking spice. The bitters combine with the hogo to create an entirely new drink, one that’s deeper and richer and honestly weirder, a drink that’s still sunshine-caliber refreshing but whose soul spends half the year in the underworld. It’s a Daiquiri with an edge.
The final twist in Gaige’s original recipe—the one we can’t and won’t recommend—is that he keeps the full measure of lime juice but completely omits any sweetener at all. This makes a cocktail that’s punishingly tart, entirely unpleasant, and stretches the limits of strategic discomfort. The goal is self-improvement, not self-flagellation.
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