10 Delicious Daiquiris to Make Your Summer Complete

There’s one drink, overflowing with smooth rum and sun-kissed citrus fruit, which can instantly awaken every single taste bud with its bold sweet-meets-tart flavor. READ: The A to Z of Forgotten Cocktails It’s no wonder one of America’s most favorite boozers made it a double. Celebrated writer Ernest Hemingway had a thirst he couldn’t seem to quench, so when he reportedly visited a Havana-based bar called El Floridita, he would indulge in a Papa Doble or two (basically a double frozen daiquiri prepared with no sugar) to, you know, hit the spot. And while Hemingway was famously fond of drinking anything with alcohol thrown into the mix, he was allegedly not the inventor of summer’s "it" cocktail. The origins of this ice-cold libation may go as far as back as the early 20th Century in Santiago, Cuba, where American mining engineer Jennings Cox quickly whipped up the drink using the only ingredients he had around for an afternoon sipper: rum, lemons and sugar. While the daiquiri may have received numerous makeovers over the years (blended! super fruity! very pink!), one thing is for certain — this cocktail will never go out of style. READ: 10 Super Simple Spritzers to Make Now If you’ve had the misfortune of sipping those prepackaged spirits loaded with sugar and not much else, now is the time to shake things up. We found 10 fresh, lip-smacking daiquiri recipes from mixologists across the country, each ready to be prepared and savored by you.