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National Daiquiri Day – July 19th
Posted on July 16th, 2010
[1] Because we always need another reason to celebrate drinking, I’m here to remind you that July 19th is National Daiquiri Day.
The Daiquiri is a cocktail that has been a socially acceptable rum drink for over a hundred years and has enough variations to rival the Martini. And in that time it’s come a long way. From humble origins in the small mining town of Daiquiri, Cuba; to the fame and glamour of being associated Hemingway; to the slushy, overproof, sobriety killer gulped down by the rowdy, half-naked college kids on Bourbon Street, New Orleans.
I was going to say something like “Get your shakers ready”, but then I’d be ostracizing a whole group of people. The Blenders.
And while some of the snooty among us look down our noses at the Blenders, you can’t deny that they make up a large percentage of the Daiquiri drinking public.
“Did Hemingway drink his cocktail blended?”, they cry. Maybe, I suppose it depends on who’s story you want to believe. And really, does it matter? Sit down, shut up, and enjoy your damn drink.
So, Blenders, this is your day too. Blend to your heart’s content as long as you remember to share and be nice.
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