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Canchanchara recipe
IBA officialBuiltRocks glassCracked ice15% ABV200 kcal
The Canchanchara is a built rum cocktail from Cuba, made with raw honey, lime juice and Cuban aguardiente, served in a rocks glass over cracked ice. It is citrusy. It is an official IBA cocktail, in New Era.
Linked to Cuba’s independence fighters of the 1860s and the town of Trinidad, Cuba.
Canchanchara ingredients
| Raw honey | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Lime juice | 15 ml (½ oz) |
| Water | 50 ml (1¾ oz) |
| Cuban aguardiente | 60 ml (2 oz) |
How to make a Canchanchara
- Mix the honey, water and lime and coat the inside of the glass with it.
- Add cracked ice, then the aguardiente.
- Stir hard from the bottom up.
- Glass
- Rocks glass
- Ice
- Cracked
- Garnish
- Lime wedge
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Canchanchara: quick answers
- How strong is a Canchanchara?
- About 15% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
- How many calories are in a Canchanchara?
- About 200 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the sweet and fresh ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
- What glass is a Canchanchara served in?
- A rocks glass, over cracked.
- How many ingredients does a Canchanchara have?
- 4 in total: raw honey, lime juice, water and Cuban aguardiente. Simple enough to make at home.
