Daisy

Sub-Family

Citrus-Forward

Defaults

Method

Shaken

Glass

Coupe

Ice

Cubed

Structure: Spirit, Citrus, Liqueur
Formula Detail: Spirit, Citrus, Liqueur
Strength: Medium
Served: Cold
Era: 1920s onward - Sour evolution
Flags: Citrus-Forward
Canonical Examples: Margarita, Sidecar, Cosmopolitan, Between The Sheets, White Lady
Key Technique: Shaken
Bar Notes: Batchability 4/5 (high - alcohol in liqueur stabilizes citrus better than simple syrup), Throughput Fast (shake & strain), Survivability 3/5 (dependent on service style: on rocks like Margarita survives well; straight up like Sidecar is thermally fragile). Tart, complex, strong. Use as parent object for Margarita/Sidecar searches.

Combinatorial Matrix

2,336,124 possible combinations · 68 known recipes

Formula

Spirit, Citrus, Liqueur

Flavor

Season

Spirit

294

Citrus

58

Liqueur

137

The Story

The gilded age sour that traded lemon's bite for orange's sunshine and a sparkling crown.

Drinks in this family(68)

A midsummernight dream

After Dinner Cocktail

After Supper Cocktail

Arthur Tompkins

Between The Sheets

Breakfast Martini

Cosmopolitan Martini

English Rose Cocktail

Grand Margarita

Hawaiian Cocktail

Hemingway Daiquiri

Hodge Podge Twist

Japanese Slipper

Lemon Drop Martini

Margarita (Frozen)

Mexican Martini

Mexican Martini (Austin, Tx)

Mezcal Margarita

Mountain Bramble

Quaker's Cocktail

Red Bottom Stiletto

Smashed Watermelon Margarita

Such Great Heights

Surf City Lifesaver

The Lovely Rita

The Strange Weaver

Tommy's Margarita

Waikiki Beachcomber

Whitecap Margarita