Hemingway Special

Hemingway Special

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A Hemingway Special is an all day cocktail based on the Floridita Daiquiri[1] and is recognised by the IBA. While he was staying in Cuba, Ernest Hemingway tried the Floridita’s signature drink, the Floridita Daiquiri, and said “That’s good but I prefer it without sugar and double rum,”[1] creating a cocktail now known as the Hemingway Daiquiri or the Papa Doble.[4] This recipe was later modified further, adding grapefruit juice to the mix, at which point the drink was dubbed the Hemingway Special.”