Dawa: White Glove

Name: Dawa: White Glove
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Kenya
Ingredients: 2 oz vodka; 1 lime, quartered; 1 tbsp honey; Crushed ice; 1/4 oz elderflower liqueur

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: Elderflower brings a perfumed, polished accent suited to a diplomatic reception.

Vodka · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz vodka
21 lime, quartered
31 tbsp honey
4Crushed ice
51/4 oz elderflower liqueur

Method

01Muddle lime with vodka, add crushed ice, and stir with a honey-coated stick.
02Reduce any sweetener slightly, add the elderflower, and prepare as directed.

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