Dawa: Smoke Screen

Name: Dawa: Smoke Screen
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Kenya
Ingredients: 2 oz vodka; 1 lime, quartered; 1 tbsp honey; Crushed ice; 1 pinch smoked sea salt

Nairobi, Kenya Africa/Nairobi

History

Swahili for ‘medicine,’ the Dawa became a Nairobi institution at the Carnivore restaurant in the 1980s and spread throughout East Africa. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Smoked salt sharpens the base spirit while suggesting a distant getaway fire.

Vodka · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz vodka
21 lime, quartered
31 tbsp honey
4Crushed ice
51 pinch smoked sea salt

Method

01Muddle lime with vodka, add crushed ice, and stir with a honey-coated stick.
02Mix in a very small pinch of smoked salt and garnish as directed.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.