Dawa Recipe
Vodka poured over crushed lime and sugar, with a honey-coated stick left in the glass to sweeten it as you drink.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Old fashioned glass
- ABV: 18%
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- Vodka50 ml
- Lime, halved and cut into wedges1 piece
- Honey2 tsp
- Brown sugar1 tsp
How to Make It
- Muddle the lime wedges with the brown sugar in a short tumbler until the juice and oils release.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour the vodka over the top.
- Stir well, until the outside of the glass frosts over.
- Dip a wooden stick in the honey and stand it in the drink, so every stir sweetens it a little more.
Garnish
A honey-coated wooden stick and a lime wedge
The Story
Dawa means 'medicine' in Swahili, and the drink made its name in Nairobi's restaurants and bars; its muddled lime-and-sugar build echoes the caipirinha, but the honey-coated stick standing in the glass is entirely its own.
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