Canchanchara（カンチャンチャラ）
Aguardiente, honey, lime — Cuba's oldest surviving drink.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Cuban Aguardiente | 60 ml |
| Lime Juice | 15 ml |
| Raw honey | 15 ml |
| Water | 50 ml |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
4 : 1 : 1 : 3.3
- 01
Mix honey with water and lime juice and spread the mixture on the bottom and sides of the glass.
- 02
Add cracked ice, and then the rum.
- 03
End by energetically stirring from bottom to top.
Garnish — Garnish with a lime wedge.
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 45Moderate
- Sourness*
- 67Strong
- Bitterness
- 10Faint
- Fruitiness
- 40Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 50Moderate
- Crisp
- 60Strong
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
The mambises of Cuba's Ten Years' War (1868–78) drank aguardiente with honey and lime as a field restorative. Trinidad claims it as the town drink — served in clay cups called jicaras.
It is Cuba before the cocktail age: no strainer, no shaker, just survival.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Cuban aguardiente
05Variations
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
