CUBAN POPULAR DRINK SAOCO
SAOCOMADE WITH HAVANA CLUB 7
CUBAN DRINK SAOCO Keep it fresh! A light, refreshing thirst-quencher that lets the flavour of Havana Club 7 shine through. It’s worth carving your way into a real green coconut to extract the juice when they’re in season.
- 50 mlHavana Club Añejo 7 Años
- 100 mlFresh Coconut Water
- 25 mlFresh Lime juice
- 3Ice Cubes
- Fill a glass with the ice cubes and add the Havana Club 7.
- Pour in the coconut water and stir.
- Squeeze in the juice of the lime wedge for extra freshness.
- Garnish with another lime wedge and…salud!
Saoco
The piña colada isn’t the only coconut Cuban cocktail on the island. The saoco is made with coconut water from a green coconut, white rum or sugar cane brandy, sugar and lime.
A refreshing drink, it’s also cheap as it uses common ingredients from the island. For this reason it was a favourite of African slaves working on sugar cane plantations, who used it as a tonic.
A refreshing drink, it’s also cheap as it uses common ingredients from the island. For this reason it was a favourite of African slaves working on sugar cane plantations, who used it as a tonic.
Fun Fact: Saoco is also used in Puerto Rican slang to mean doing something amazing. Daddy Yankee also has a song called Saoco