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BARTENDING-BASICS5 MIN READ

Daiquiri Line Call

Diagnose a too-sweet shaken sour by checking ratio, citrus, and dilution in order.

The guest says it is sweeter than usual. You need a clean diagnosis. A Daiquiri comes back too sweet. What is the strongest move? Remake from a clean jigger with fresh lime, keep the house spec, shake hard, and taste before sending. Correct. This checks measurement, ingredient condition, and method without improvising a second unknown ratio. Add more lime to the returned drink and shake it again so the guest gets a faster fix. That is faster but muddy. You add unknown acid and dilution to a drink whose original failure you have not diagnosed. Cut the syrup in half…

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