Guayusa Cocktails
Take your love of guayusa to the next level.
Team Runa combined the delicious taste of guayusa with a few of our favorite mixers to create a drink menu that is sure to please.
Guayusa Martinis, shaken not stirred:
Why you so Sexy?
50ml vodka
50ml cranberry juice
25ml triple sec
125ml guayusa
Why you so Loco?
50ml white rum
50ml pineapple juice
25ml melon liquor (midori)
125ml guayusa
Why you so Macho?
50ml vodka
50ml passion fruit juice
150ml guayusa
1 or 2 drops aji/tabasco
Thanks to Elizabeth Forster for the following two recipes:
Why you so Hot?
3 parts tequila
2 parts chilled Runa guayusa
2 parts orange liquor (Grand Marnier, Cointreau)
1 part fresh lime juice
Sprig of mint
Shake and serve over ice
Why you so Cold?
Shake some sliced cucumber into the mix above
Use a premium Blue Agave Blanco/Silver tequila
Salt the glass
Guayusa Mixed Drinks:
Why you so Happy?
30ml white rum
60ml guayusa
20ml soda water
5ml lime juice
5ml sugar syrup (hot water and sugar, equal parts, leave cool)
mint leaves bruised
Why you so Sassy?
30ml vodka
50ml guayusa
5ml lime juice
5ml sugar syrup
20ml soda water
10ml creme de casis