Ingredients
Lemon Juice →1 oz / 30 mL
Simple Syrup →0.25 oz / 7 mL
White Rum →2 oz / 59 mL
Guava Juice →2 oz / 59 mL
Macuá
Nicaragua's national cocktail - white rum with guava and lemon, light, tart, and built for hot afternoons.
Declared Nicaragua's national drink after a 2006 competition; proportions follow the Washington Post / Flor de Caña-adapted build.
- Source: The Washington Post: El Macua
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Highball
- Prep
- 4 min
12.7%
Total ABV
after dilution
One perfect serve
Standard recipe
Preparation
- 1
Add rum, guava juice, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
- 2
Shake until well chilled.
- 3
Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice and garnish with citrus if preferred.
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Batch and scale without guessing
Finished batch
50.4 oz
≈ 8 serves
Added water
8.4 oz
20% dilution
Estimated cost
$30.24
$3.78 per serve
Exact batch volumes
Scaled live from the standard recipe. Bottle estimates assume 750ml.