National Daiquiri Day is celebrated every year, on July 19. On this day people fill their glasses with this rum-based cocktail. Daiquiri was likely invented by Cuban miners. In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, an engineer named Jennings Cox supervised a mine in a village named Daiquiri. Cox and his colleagues would gather at the local bar after work. Once, into a glass of ice, Cox mixed Bacardi, lime, and sugar. The drink, named after the Daiquiri mines became a popular staple in Havana.
Timeline of National Daiquiri Day
1898 (Mining Expedition) – Following his mining expedition in the town of Daiquirí, Cuba, Jennings Cox created the first daiquiri.
1900s (Welcome to America!) – The daiquiri debuted in the United States when at the Army and Navy Club in Washington D.C. Rear Admiral Lucius W. Johnson brought the recipe.
1960s (The President’s Choice) – U.S. President John F. Kennedy enjoyed daiquiris on his sailboat, the Honey Fitz.
2000s (Daiquiri Time Out) – Andrew Deitz introduced the “Daiquiri Time Out,” which quickly spread through the Boston bartending community.
Activities on National Daiquiri Day
Make your own daiquiri – Find your desired daiquiri recipe online, head over to your local market, and source the ingredients. It is such great fun to make a daiquiri, making daiquiris while drinking daiquiris.
Lay poolside, daiquiri in hand – Put on that swimsuit, swim trunks, and enjoy a refreshing daiquiri by your side. It is summertime, so why not cool off a little bit?
Throw a daiquiri party – First of all, make certain you have enough daiquiris to go around. Invite the right people. You require people to share that fun with, right? Make that chill summertime music louder and let the good times roll. if you live next to a pool to enjoy the summer heat then it is a Bonus point.
Why We Love National Daiquiri Day?
The taste – The taste of daiquiris releases a chemical in the brain which makes people want to drink more according to researchers. It can also activate the production of dopamine in the brain, which leads to nothing but good times.
Daiquiris bring people together – Throw a cocktail party, keep it relaxed, and catch up with your friends because daiquiris provide that little bit of a reason required to hang out with those we love.
Daiquiris as a reward – A daiquiri is an achievement of sorts; it is not just a drink. From all the hard work that gets done, it ends with everyone teaming up for a glass of daiquiri. It is kind of like a gold medal at the end of the day.
