> A customer recently told me about a drink called a "Periodista" which
> he drank in america, and has not been able to find in the uk, he
> claimed it was due to a "secret ingredient" that nobody in this
> country knows about.
> My research suggests that this drink is basically a straight-up lime
> daiquiri with a dash of cointreau and a dash of apricot brandy.
> Does anyone know any recipies for this drink?
> Or where/when it originates from?
The Periodista is a drink of the old school of Cuban bartenders, it dates back
to the 40's, when according to an old Cuban recipe book, the drink was created
as a welcome cocktail, for a convention of journalists, in fact "periodista"
means journalist in spanish.
It is actually a "daiqiuiri natural" with a dash of apricot brandy and
Cointreau, but I don't believe there's any secret ingredients at all. This is
just a legend.......
Keep on shaking
Dom Costa