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Canchánchara

Honey, lime and sugarcane spirit: a simple drink from rural Cuba.

Home-bar collection version

For one serving

Ingredients

  • Honey
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • Water
    50 ml / 1.69 US fl oz
  • Lime Juice
    15 ml / 0.51 US fl oz
  • White Rum

    The IBA specifies Cuban sugarcane aguardiente; hard to find in China, so white rum is used

    60 ml / 2.03 US fl oz

US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.

To garnishLime wedge

Make it

  1. Pour honey, water and lime juice into the glass and stir until the honey dissolves.
  2. Swirl the glass to coat the bottom and sides with the mixture.
  3. Fill with crushed ice and pour in white rum.
  4. Stir firmly a few times from the bottom up and add a lime wedge.

Behind the drink

A traditional drink from Trinidad, Cuba, usually served in a clay cup.

Recipe reference

Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.

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