Toast Summer With National Daiquiri Day

Whether you prefer them served traditional style on ice or blended with strawberry or a banana, Sunday is a national day to celebrate the refreshment of the daiquiri.

July 19 is National Daiquiri Day.
Photo Credit: *Aaron Gustafson via Wikipedia*

Frank Mojica

07/19/2015 7:00 a.m.

According to nationaldaycalendar.com, the drink was a favorite of Ernest Hemingway and President John F. Kennedy. Legend purports that American mining engineer Jennings Cox created the daiquiri during the Spanish-American War using sugar, cracked ice, lime juice and white rum.

Where do you like to go for your favorite daiquiri?

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