Ten Best Strawberry Daiquiries in Florida ... no sorry, in America ... oops, okay then, in the World.

* It turns out that no matter how much you want one, a strawberry daiquiri is not always an available commodity. The term 'Florida' needed to loosen itself for this list-quest. The term 'daiquiri' followed suit. One barman, when asked about the possibility of such a drink was heard to say: 'Thank God! No!' Like my fashion sense, I believed my daiquiri sense may be just a little ahead of its resurgence. Or, a little behind the times. One or t'other.

1. Margaritaville, Universal City Walk, Orlando, FL. This was the yummiest daiquiri of the whole trip and the return. Divine!
2. Olive Grove Restaurant, Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL. Not bad, nice glass. Good food to accompany it—which for the USA is a great compliment.
3. Capris Restaurant, Homestead, (Gateway to the Keys), FL. Mmm. I think they has a 7/11 slurpee machine out the back.
4. A pub. Name forgotten and googling is not helping. Charleston, SC. I was dying for a daiquiri. I ended up with a Fat Yak beer. A Fat Yak beer, under ordinary circumstances, might be a very nice beer. It is no strawberry daiquiri though.
5. Ben Ash Deli, West 55th and 7th, New York, NY. 'I'll see if I can rustle one up for you.' Next day at breakfast I noticed it was on the menu—why would you have to rustle up a menu item?
6. Rosie O'Grady's, 7 th Av, near West 52nd, New York, NY. This is the home to the 'Thank God! No!' barman. Don't you love New York attitude? He did make a fabulous Razzomatini though. 'Just like a strawberry daiquiri,' he quipped. I had two.
7. Then I had a Key Lime Martini. I floated out of Rosie O'Grady's. Our last night of holidays deserved a celebration.
8. Albert Park Hotel, Albert Park, Melbourne. 'By any other name'. I think the humble strawberry is too humble for the cocktail these days. This had addled strawberries, but was accompanied by mint, rose infused vodkas and elderberry. Very exotic. Thanks B—.
9. Rumi, Brunswick, Melbourne. It's getting to the point where any cocktail makes this list. Tonight I managed two delicious serves of Rumi's Vodka Cocktail—vodka, pomegranate juice and lime in a sugar rimmed glass. I cannot believe there was any vodka in there. Very, very nice. Does it not take at least two spirits to make a cocktail though? Isn't this just a high priced mixed drink?
10. Automatic, Southbank, Melbourne. I just had to have one so I could finish this blog. Oh, yeah, like you wouldn't have anyway? Well, if they still had that ice cream one with blackcurrant liqueur, I would have had that instead but unfortunately they don't and so the list goes out with an actual strawberry daiquiri. Lots of strawberry pieces. Nice, but not the best.