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Encyclopedia > Banana daiquiri

A banana daiquiri is a cocktail made of Flaming cocktails contain a small amount of flammable high-proof alcohol which is ignited prior to consumption. ...

  • two parts light rum
  • one part banana liquor (Pisang Ambon)
  • one part lime juice
  • half a banana
  • crushed ice

Mix the rum, banana liquor, lime juice, the banana and the ice in a blender. Strain into a cocktail glass. Rum is a spirit made from sugar-cane by-products such as molasses and sugar cane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ... Species Hybrid origin; see text A banana is a tree-like plant (though strictly a herb) of the genus Musa in the family Musaceae, closely related to plantains. ... A cocktail glass is a narrow glass stem with a wide, shallow, inverted cone fixed above it to hold liquid. ...


The banana daiquiri is known to be a favourite drink of Terry Pratchett, and appears in some of his Discworld novels. Terence David John Pratchett OBE (known to some fans as Pterry) is an English fantasy author (born April 28, 1948, in Beaconsfield, Bucks), best known for his Discworld series. ... The Discworld is a series of over 30 novels by Terry Pratchett set on the Discworld. ...


Fredo Corleone also orders a Banana Daiquiri in Cuba in The Godfather II. Fredo asks "How do you say Banana Daiquiri in Cuban?" to which Micheal answers, obviously "Banana Daiquiri". Al Pacino as Don Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II The Godfather, Part II is the 1974 sequel to The Godfather. ...


See also the list of cocktails. This is a list of cocktails. ...


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Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal (1013 words)
Later the Daiquiri evolved to be mixed in a shaker with the same ingredients but with shaved ice.
Although to purists most of these are not true daiquiris at all, use of this term to describe these drinks is common, especially around the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Such drinks are often commercially made in machines which produce a texture similar to a smoothie, and come in a wide variety of flavors made with various alcohol or liquors.
Banana daiquiri - definition of Banana daiquiri in Encyclopedia (111 words)
A banana daiquiri is a cocktail made of
The banana daiquiri is known to be a favourite drink of Terry Pratchett, and appears in some of his Discworld novels.
Fredo Corleone also orders a Banana Daiquiri in Cuba in The Godfather II.
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