Forget the frozen strawberry confections. The classic daiquiri is the perfect summer drink. 5 parts light rum, 2 parts fresh-squeezed lime juice, sugar. Shake with ice. Serve without lime-wedge.
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I came across a martini recipe — in an old issue of Tin House — that called for rinsing the glass with Pernod, retaining a drop or two, before adding the gin and the vermuth and stirring the contents exactly twenty times in a pitcher or shaker full of ice cubes. I tried it and recommend it heartily. Serve with olives.
— DL