Awakenings: Beverage of the Day: Daiquiri | Human Interest | Scoop.it

"When you hear the word daiquiri, the first thought is probably the cocktail. In fact, July 19 is...

National Daiquiri Day 

...the day to celebrate the cocktail. The daiquiri is rum-based invented by an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox. One legend has it that Cox created the first daiquiri in 1898 in the village of Daiquiri, Cuba (about 4 miles east of Santiago de Cuba) after he ran out of gin while entertaining American guests at a small bar. Of course, this is not the only story..." 


Via Sharla Shults