Canchánchara
ClassicCuban rum, honey, and lime stirred over ice. A Sancti Spíritus original.
Bright, honeyed, and mellow. Lime gives a clean sourness, honey adds floral roundness, and white rum stays light and smooth. Water keeps it long and easy rather than sharp.
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz Honey Syrup
- 1 oz Water
- Lime wheel · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Add the honey syrup, lime juice, and water to a rocks glass and stir until combined.
- 2
Add the rum and fill the glass with ice.
- 3
Stir briefly to chill.
- 4
Garnish with a lime wheel.
The Story
The Canchánchara is a rustic Cuban drink from the Sancti Spíritus region, said to date to the 19th-century wars of independence, when fighters mixed local aguardiente with honey and lime. Traditionally it is served in a small clay cup, and in modern bars it is made with white rum. Some call it an ancestor of the Daiquiri, though that link is more legend than record.