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Recipes for 6 Cocktails from Africa
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South African Cocktail Recipes
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South African Cocktails #1: The Ama-lekkerlicious
Ingredients
Orange sherbert (to rim glass)
25 ml brandy
12.5 ml peach syrup
50 ml cranberry juice
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
3 splashes of bitters
A slice of orange rind to garnish
Directions
- Take a whiskey glass and dip the lip into orange sherbet.
- Combine brandy, peach syrup, cranberry juice, lemon juice and bitters in a metal shaker.
- Shake and strain contents into the sherbet-lipped whiskey glass.
- Garnish the lip with an orange rind twist.
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Popular Cocktails in South Africa #2—Basilicious Cocktail Africa
Ingredients
50 ml vodka
Juice of 1 lime
20 ml simple syrup
4 basil leaves (keep one aside for garnish)
Small pinch of Robertsons Barbecue Spice
Ice cubes
Directions
- Place the simple syrup and 3 basil leaves in a metal shaker.
- Fill the shaker with ice cubes.
- Add the vodka and lime juice.
- Shake and strain contents into a tumbler.
- Top with a sprinkle of Robertsons Barbecue Spice.
- Garnish with a basil leaf.
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Africa Cocktail #3: Cape Snow
Ingredients
30 ml brandy
30 ml Van Der Hum Liqueur
2 tablespoons vanilla ice cream
Slice of orange to garnish
Directions
- Flash blend ingredients until drinkably creamy.
- Pour into a wine glass.
- Garnish the lip with a slice of orange.
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African Cocktail Mixture #4. Elephant’s Reverie
Ingredients
60 ml Amarula Cream
30 ml Frangelico hazelnut liqueur
15 ml pouring cream
Crushed ice
A pinch of chocolate powder and fresh cherries to garnish
Directions
- Combine the Amarula Cream, Frangelico, pouring cream and ice in metal shaker (shake) or blender (brisk blend).
- Pour the mix into a highball glass.
- Garnish with a sprinkle of chocolate powder and fresh cherries.
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5. The Fynbos
Ingredients
50 ml brandy
50 ml rooibos tea
25 ml simple syrup
12.5 ml ginger liqueur
1 teaspoon honey
A dash of bitters (optional)
Lemon/lime peel to garnish
Directions
- Combine the brandy, rooibos tea, cooled sugar syrup, ginger liqueur, honey and bitters (optional) in a metal shaker.
- Shake and strain contents into a pre-chilled martini glass.
- Garnish with a slice of lemon or lime.
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East African Cocktails Recipes
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6. Dawa (Kenya) – One of the Most Popular African Cocktails
Dawa is one of the most popular African cocktails.
In fact, when I asked people what came to mind when they thought of African cocktails, as I was preparing to write this post, the first cocktail off everyone’s lips was a Dawa.
Personally, Dawa is one of my favorite cocktails, so much so that I even wrote a whole post about it.
Never heard of Dawa before?
No problem. Click here to find out what it is, why it is so popular and how to make it.
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African Drinks
Other than cocktails, Africa has its share of local drinks. Here are a few off the top of my head:
Traditional African Drinks Alcoholic & Non-alcoholic (Including South Africa Drinks)
- Umqombothi (South Africa)
- Witblits (South Africa)
- Haragi/Kasese (Uganda) – traditional very strong distilled spirits, very different from bottled Uganda Waragi
- Obushera (Uganda)
- Tej (Ethiopia)
- Enkonyagi (Tanzania)
- Mageu/amaHewu (South Africa)
- Leite Azedo (Angola)
- Sobia (Egypt)
- Osang tea (Equatorial Guinea)
- Café touba (Senegal)
- Zobo (Nigeria)
- Oshikundu (Namibia)
- Muratina (Kenya)
- Amasi (South Africa)
- Mazagran (Algeria)
- Rooibos (South Africa)
- Maghrebi Mint Tea (Maghreb/Morocco)
- Rubisi (Tanzania)
- Palm Wine (West and Central Africa)
- Bissap (Ivory Coast)
- Gnamakoudji (Ivory Coast)
- African Milk Tea/Chai (East Africa)
- Ethiopian coffee
- Amakamo (Uganda)
African Drink Recipes: How to Make Non Alcoholic Dawa
You may have been confused to see me share the recipe for a Kenyan Dawa as a cocktail.
Perhaps, you know Dawa to be a healthy non-alcoholic beverage that helps boost immunity and that is fantastic for you when you’ve got a cold.
Yep, that drink is also called a Dawa. Here’s how to make it:
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Check out Divino on Argwings Kodhek. I haven’t found a place that makes a better mojito.
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Hi Paolo,
Welcome to ChickAboutTown!
Thanks for sharing about Divino. This is the first time I am hearing about the place and can’t wait to try it out for myself! I’ll let you know that I think when I do.
Cheers,
Biche
That is certainly the case here in Dar Es Salaam. I think Level 8 Bar @ the Kempinski out shines the rest with their cocktails. Although having been a cocktail bartender in the U.K the bartenders still have a lot of learning.
Hi Jerry!
Welcome to ChickAboutTown!
I’ve never tried the cocktails at Level 8, but with your recommendation, I definitely will. What particular cocktail do you recommend? (You know, with the prices at Level 8, hitting-and-missing is so not a plot! :-))
Biche
Its really very nice site, even I like cocktail article, as we regularly use to make cocktail at home, now I can make variates of cocktails by reading your websites.
Thanks,
Jeeya