Papa Doble recipe

Name: Papa Doble
Prep time: 3 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 3.5 oz White Rum; 1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice; 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice; 0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur

The bigger, drier Hemingway Daiquiri: extra rum, grapefruit brightness and no added sugar.

Method: Shake · Glass: Coupe · Time: 3 min · Difficulty: Advanced · Family: The Daiquiri Family

Ingredients

3.5 oz White Rum (split into two drinks if preferred)
1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice
0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
0.5 oz Maraschino Liqueur (omit for a completely dry version)

How to make a Papa Doble

Add rum, grapefruit juice, lime juice and maraschino to a shaker with ice.
Shake hard for 12–15 seconds.
Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Express a grapefruit twist over the drink and discard or place it on the rim.

Garnish

Grapefruit twist.

Pro tip

The Papa Doble is unusually large and dry. Make it as one drink only when you want the full-strength version; otherwise divide the shaken mixture between two chilled coupes.

History of the Papa Doble

Papa Doble is the name commonly associated with the larger, drier Hemingway-style Daiquiri served at El Floridita in Havana. Modern recipes vary, so the defining ideas here are the extra rum, grapefruit and restrained sweetness rather than one universally fixed formula.

Flavour profile

Dry, Grapefruit, Tart, Rum-forward

Variations

Hemingway Daiquiri — The balanced grapefruit-and-lime template with a smaller rum measure
Frozen Hemingway — Blend the grapefruit Daiquiri with ice for a frozen texture
Hemingway with Honey — Use honey syrup in place of maraschino for a rounder finish

Practise making the Papa Doble in the free Virtual Bar game.