[Lee Stewart]

Though there are plenty of variations out there today, the classic daiquiri is a simple blend of rum, lime juice and sugar. It’s named after its place of origin in Daiquiri, Cuba, where it was invented by an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox in 1898. The beverage was intended to protect against yellow fever. In 1908, the cocktail was brought to America by a U.S. Navy medical officer, who introduced it at the staff at the Army and Navy Club in Washington, D.C.