Bacardi Cocktail

Name: Bacardi Cocktail
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Tiki
Ingredients: 2 oz [Bacardi](/library/bacardi) Superior (or Bacardi 8); 0.75 oz fresh lime juice; 0.25 oz [grenadine](/library/grenadine) (pomegranate-based); Lime wheel (garnish)

citrus fruity

A Daiquiri with grenadine—and the only cocktail in American history that the courts have ruled must be made with a specific brand. Pretty, pink, and historically loaded.

A Bacardi Cocktail—Bacardi rum, lime, and grenadine in a chilled coupe, the 1920s Cuba original

The History

Created in Cuba in the 1920s as a way to showcase Bacardi rum during Prohibition tourism. In 1936, the New York Supreme Court ruled in Bacardi vs Renfield that a ‘Bacardi Cocktail’ could only legally be served with Bacardi rum—the only cocktail in American legal history to require a specific brand by name. The ruling made the drink famous and Bacardi richer.

Servings

Ingredients

2 oz Bacardi Superior (or Bacardi 8)
0.75 oz fresh lime juice
0.25 oz grenadine (pomegranate-based)
Lime wheel (garnish)

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice.

Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.

Double-strain into a chilled coupe.

Garnish with a lime wheel.