Traditionally, the Daiquiri is a stirred citrus and rum cocktail with a hint of sugar to add some sweetness that is served over ice. It has been around for over a century and has had many evolutions through the years. The cocktail is named after the location it was created in – the town of Daiquiri on the southeastern tip of Cuba, and was supposedly invented in 1898 by an American mining engineer named Jennings Cox. A United States Navy medical officer brought the recipe over from Cuba about a decade later, introducing it to the United States.

Source: ABC Fine Wines and Spirits