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Article: Rum, lime juice, sugar make potent blend
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 13, 2004
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By BEV BENNETT
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Sipping a daiquiri is a bit like wearing silk loungewear in your
home office. It's an extravagant experience; out of the ordinary and
very satisfying.
If your life consists of a list of things you shouldn't eat,
shouldn't drink or shouldn't buy, I'd recommend giving in to the
occasional pleasure of a well-made drink. A daiquiri ranks high on my
list because of the drink's romantic history and its sprightly taste.
Imagine Cuba in the late 1800s, with its abundance of sugar cane,
rum and fresh citrus fruit. Couple local bounty with the intense
summer heat on the island and the daiquiri was the ingenious result.
It wasn't until the drink was imported to the ...