{"id":10613,"date":"2020-03-30T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/AFRICAtime\/?p=10613"},"modified":"2020-03-30T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:00:54","slug":"make-a-dawa-cocktail-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/make-a-dawa-cocktail-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Make a &#8220;Dawa&#8221; Cocktail at home!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dawa is a classic Kenyan cocktail originally inspired by the caipirinha. It is a refreshing blend of vodka, lime juice and honey, garnished with a slice or two of lime and a \u2018Dawa Stick\u2019 to stir the sweet honey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10614\" style=\"width: 760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10614\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-10614 size-full\" title=\"Dawa Cocktail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0888.jpg\" alt=\"Dawa Cocktail\" width=\"750\" height=\"886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0888.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0888-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dawa Cocktail<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s name is derived from the Swahili word meaning \u201cmedicine\u201d and it is best enjoyed as a delicious sundowner, it&#8217;s the perfect refreshing cold drink to unwind with after a day of exhilarating game drives.<\/p>\n<p>Whilst it would ideally be best enjoyed in the midst of the African Savannah whilst watching the sun go down, in the meantime why not try re-creating it at home and catch up on our latest social media posts instead!<\/p>\n<p>We are sharing lots of virtual safaris and lovely stories from our clients who have been on a safari with us!<\/p>\n<p>With a Dawa in hand it is the perfect way to dream and mentally transport yourself to the\u00a0African plains.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<\/p>\n<p>Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/somakholidays\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/somakholidays\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/somakluxurytravel\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/somakluxurytravel\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipe for a &#8220;Dawa&#8221; Cocktail<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50ml Vodka<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 lime, quartered<\/li>\n<li>Honey-coated stir stick (garnish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Method<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place the quartered limes and brown sugar into a glass.<\/li>\n<li>Crush the limes and add ice into the glass.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in the Vodka.<\/li>\n<li>Twist a &#8220;Dawa&#8221; or honey stick into the honey and add it to your glass.<\/li>\n<li>Muddle the limes with the stick. This will help distribute the honey.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you do make it be sure to send us photos and tag us on Social Media! We&#8217;d love to see them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":10616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[437,11,1,580],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adventure","category-kenya","category-uncategorized","category-wildlife-and-safari"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0888-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10613"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10620,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10613\/revisions\/10620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.somak.com\/inspiration\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}