Rum

Daiquiri Mulata

Name: Daiquiri Mulata
Yield: 1 servings

Glass: Coupe

Constante's dark-rum Daiquirí with crème de cacao, coffee, cacao, and lime blended over crushed ice into a Havana dessert pour.

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Ingredients

fresh lime juice (0.5 oz)
simple syrup (0.25 oz)
brown crème de cacao (0.5 oz)
aged Cuban-style rum (2 oz)
crushed ice (0.75 cup)
coffee beans (3)

The Mulata is Constante's dark-rum extension of the No. 4 frozen template, same blender technique, same lime backbone, but with aged Cuban rum standing in for the light spec and a measured pour of brown crème de cacao adding chocolate body.¹ The name nods to the drink's color, which is closer to milky cocoa than the pale Daiquirí frosts the Floridita was known for.¹ The 1940s Floridita canonical spec actually called for Bacardi Elixir (a banana-cacao-spice liqueur Bacardi discontinued in the post-Revolution era), not brown crème de cacao; the brown crème de cacao in the spec below is a post-1970s substitute used in modern reconstructions, not the original Floridita ingredient.² Serve it small, this drink is a digestif Daiquirí, not a session cocktail.

Brand recommendations. Best: Havana Club 7 (where legal) or Bacardi 8 for the aged Cuban-style rum, Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao (richer, more pot-still cacao character) or Giffard Crème de Cacao Brun, fresh lime. Economical: Bacardi Reserva Ocho or Plantation 3 Stars for the rum, Marie Brizard or Bols brown crème de cacao, standard simple syrup.

Instructions

In a blender combine fresh lime juice, simple syrup, brown crème de cacao, aged Cuban-style rum, and crushed ice.
Blend on high for until slushy.
Pour unstrained into a chilled coupe.
Garnish with three coffee beans.

Sources

Berry, Potions of the Caribbean (2014), El Floridita / Constantino Ribalaigua chapter, documents the Daiquirí Nos. 1–5 house numbering and frames the Mulata as the dark-rum extension of the No. 4 frozen template. ↩
"Daiquiri Mulata." Difford's Guide. https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/1375/daiquiri-mulata (accessed 2026-05-03), published spec source for the modern rum / lime / sugar / brown-crème-de-cacao build the file follows. ↩