Bartender Ducky from the Copal Tree Lodge in Punta Gorda shares his recipe.
Prince , Beyonce , Bennifer ; it requires more than a modicum of ego - confidence to recognize the world with a undivided name . Joining them in this pantheon of prominence is Ducky , head bartender at theCopal Tree Lodgein Punta Gorda , Belize . But he ’s no prima donna . He ’s a crowd pleaser , fuse up rum - hock refreshment at this luxury eco - resort , which hugs the jungly cliffs of the Rio Grande valley .
Ducky ’s always restrain Margaret Court here , forging new friendly relationship and servicing the onetime . An free-spoken proponent of the natural bounty indigenous to the key American rain forest , he ’s an idealistic embassador for the sustainably operated rummy distillery that sits on - site . And that rummy , calledCopalli , happens to form the idealistic backbone for his key signature cocktail : Ducky ’s Daiquiri .
“ If it ’s your first time at The Rum Bar at Copal Tree , I ’m always going to recommend you take up with my daiquiri , ” he allege . “ It ’s a cracking way to shake off the sleep of the world with a welcome hug from Belize . ”
Ducky’s Daiquiri|Photo courtesy of Copal Tree Lodge
The three - component rum cocktail might seem wide-eyed enough , but its magnificence comes from the uncompromising quality of those constitutive parts : the aforementioned rum — unaged and distilled from pressed cane uprise on property — wise juice squash from seedless limes , and a house - made organic simple sirup that is assembled easy and deliberately .
It ’s best bask in the jungles of Southern Belize , of track . But if you do n’t have any Central American sojourns in your approximate futurity , Ducky is benignant enough to facilitate you haul those flavors home in the recipe below . You do n’t need to be a prima donna to give it a try . You but need a mover and shaker .
Ducky’s Daiquiri Recipe
Ingredients:• 2 ounces Copalli White Rum• ¾ oz. fresh lime succus ( from seedless limes)• ¾ ounce simple-minded syrup ( Bring adequate parts sugar and water to a furuncle and simmer until completely dissolved.)• Lime wedge and cane still hunt for garnish
Directions:1 . Add all ingredients into a mover and shaker with chalk . Medium handshaking until chilled.2 . Strain into a coupe glass.3 . Garnish with a pelf cane stalk and lime tree submarine sandwich and enjoy .
Head bartender at Copal Tree Lodge, Ducky|Photo courtesy of Copal Tree Lodge
