Dawa Cocktail: Kenyan True Medicinal Drink

Dawa in Swahili basically means “medicine” or “magic potion”. In layman’s language, it loosely means a dawa is said to be so potent that it will cure whatever ails you. The Dawa recipe is based on a famous Brazilian drink that was introduced to Kenya. It is now one of the most widely consumed cocktails in Kenya and has spread throughout North and South Africa

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar or 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 fluid ounces vodka
• Crushed ice cube
• 1 whole lime, quarter with skin on
• 1 dawa stick, twisted in creamed honey

Procedure

1. Put lime and sugar into a whisky tumbler.
2. Crush limes slightly, add ice and pour in the vodka.
3. At this point you twist a dawa stick into some honey and add the stick to the drink. A wooden honey stick or other type of stick twisted in honey will work.
4. Muddle limes with dawa or honey stick. The more you crush the limes into the mixture and stir the sweeter the taste.