Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club was established on the tiny subtropical island of Bermuda, in the middle of the Sargasso Sea back in 1844. As you might expect from an island who’s nearest neighbours are over 600 miles away, the Bermudian’s have developed a strong tradition of sea faring and more importantly, of mixing fine drinks.
The club and island’s fame reached the shores of the USA and piqued the attention of the famed bartender, Trader Vic in the late 1940s, who named this tropical riff on the Daiquiri after the RBYC.
Vic swapped the traditional simple syrup of a Daiquiri for a splash of the Barbadian spirit Velvet Falernum and half as much Cointreau - and in doing so, created a drink worthy of the storied club.
Ingredients
- 40ml aged rum
- 25ml fresh lime juice
- 15ml velvet falernum
- 10ml Cointreau
Directions
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice
Add all ingredients and shake for 10 seconds
Strain into a martini glass
Garnish with a wheel of lime