Agua De Cuba

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (29 ratings)

Glass:

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
1 slice Watermelon (fresh) chopped
2 fl oz Light gold rum (1-3 year old molasses column)
23 fl oz Difford's Falernum liqueur
23 fl oz Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
× 1 1 serving
Read about cocktail measures and measuring

Prepare:

  1. Select and pre-chill a FLUTE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of watermelon wedge.

How to make:

  1. Cut watermelon into 16 segments, chop the flesh from one segment into cubes and MUDDLE in base of shaker.
  2. Add other ingredients and SHAKE with ice.
  3. FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with watermelon wedge on rim.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 5/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 6/10

Review:

A light, summery, rum-based drink with fresh watermelon and subtle clove spice. We prefer strained into a coupe glass rather than a flute.

View readers' comments

History:

Adapted from a drink created in 2010 by Joey Medrington at Tigerlily in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

  • 21.8 grams of pure alcohol

Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.

Join the discussion

Showing 2 comments for Agua De Cuba.
See discussion in the Forum

Please log in to make a comment
19th February at 10:53
It’s difficult to tell from this recipe how much watermelon to add, tbh. What is a “slice” or “segment” of watermelon?
I really like a Watermelon Margarita, using blanco tequila, acid-adjusted watermelon juice, Midori and some simple syrup.
Arjun Ravikumar’s Avatar Arjun Ravikumar
21st August 2023 at 00:30
Excellent drink for a scorching summer!