Daiquiri

There are many variations of this old classic, all based on light rum and lime juice. Some cocktail makers add all kinds of steamers and other ingredients. Sometimes grape juice is combined with lime juice and sometimes sugar is also replaced by gum syrup, but this is one of the simplest recipes.

A piece of clear rum;
The juice of half a lime;
Half a teaspoon of sugar per cup;
A slice of lime;
A cocktail cherry;
Ice cubes;

Place four or five ice cubes in a shaker, dissolve the sugar in the lime juice and pour this mixture into the shaker while adding the rum.
Shake well and then pour into a cocktail glass.
Decorate with a slice of lime and the cherry, both spiked on a cocktail stick.