KenyaEasyCocktail

Dawa

'Dawa' means 'medicine' in Swahili. Nairobi's favourite.

LevelEasy
MethodMuddle
GlassRocks
Serves1

Ingredients

  • 50 mlVodka
  • 1Lime
  • 2 tspSugar
  • 15 mlHoney

Plus ice.

Bar tools

  • Jigger
  • Bar spoon
  • Muddler
  • Lewis bag & mallet

No bar kit? A jar with a lid works as a shaker, and 1 tablespoon is 15 ml.

How to make a Dawa

  1. Cut the lime into 4 pieces, add the sugar and press them in the glass.
  2. Add crushed ice and the vodka.
  3. Dip a stirrer or spoon in honey, put it in the drink, and stir as you sip.

Garnish: Honey-coated stirrer

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