Daiquiri possible that William A. Chanler, a US congressman who purchased the Santiago iron mines in 1902, introduced the daiquiri to clubs in New York in that year. Originally the drink was served in a tall glass packed with cracked ice. A teaspoon of sugar was poured over the ice and the juice of one or two limes was squeezed over the sugar. Two or three ounces of white rum completed the mixture. The glass was then frosted by stirring with a long-handled spoon. Later the daiquiri evolved to be mixed in a shaker with the same ingredients but with shaved
Performance and Cocktails With sales of over 2.5 million, "Performance and Cocktails" is the Stereophonics' second best-selling album (after "Just Enough Education to Perform", which has sold over 3.5 million). The record has been certified 5× Platinum in the UK and Platinum in Europe. It has spent a total of 101 weeks in the UK top 100 charts. The album is seen as one of the best albums in 90s British rock history. At the "Kerrang!" awards in 1999, "Performance and Cocktails" won the "Best Album" award and Stereophonics further won "Best British Band" the same year. On their "Albums of the Year"