Cocktail · Costa Rica
Guaro Sour
Guaro Sour recipe from Costa Rica: guaro, fresh lime, cane syrup and aromatic bitters. Exact oz/ml measures and full method.
- Yield
- 1 cocktail
- Prep time
- 5 minutes
- Glassware
- Coupe glass
- Base
- Cane spirit
Ingredients
- 2 oz (60 ml) guaro
- 0.75 oz (22 ml) fresh lime juice
- 0.5 oz (15 ml) cane syrup
- 2 dashes (about 0.06 oz / 2 ml) aromatic bitters
Garnish
Lime wheel
How to make it
- 1Chill a coupe glass and measure each ingredient.
- 2Add guaro, lime juice, cane syrup and aromatic bitters to an ice-filled shaker and shake hard for 12 seconds.
- 3Strain into the coupe glass.
- 4Finish with a lime wheel and serve immediately.
The story behind Guaro Sour
The Guaro Sour is a Costa Rican cocktail built around guaro, the country’s clear sugarcane spirit. Lime, cane syrup and bitters make it a bright local sour rather than an imported-spirit substitute.