Ace of Clubs

Taste

Two ounces of aged rum, a full ounce of crème de cacao, three-quarters of lime. At a full ounce the chocolate stands up to the rum; the lime cuts it. Shaken, coupe. A Daiquiri with cacao in the sugar slot.

History

Esquire printed the Ace of Clubs in April 1939, as the house cocktail of a midtown Manhattan restaurant of that name, where Egidio Archimede Dellamazzacane, Eddie, took over the bar in 1938. David Wondrich reprints two ounces of golden rum, crème de cacao, and lime. The original used a full ounce of cacao; Wondrich cuts it. This menu keeps two ounces of aged rum and three-quarters of lime, and it pours the full ounce of cacao.

• Esquire, Ace of Clubs (David Wondrich)
• Difford's Guide, Ace Of Clubs Daiquiri

Same shape, other bottles

The Daisy family, with the bottle that changed.

• Between the Sheetscognac, light rum, and lemon juice for aged rum and lime juice
• Margaritatequila and orange liqueur for aged rum and crème de cacao
• Mezcal Margaritamezcal and orange liqueur for aged rum and crème de cacao
• Elderflower Daiquirilight rum and elderflower liqueur for aged rum and crème de cacao
• Lemon Dropvodka and lemon juice for aged rum and lime juice
• Sidecarcognac and lemon juice for aged rum and lime juice