Guava Rose

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Cocktail History

The Guava Rose is a frozen cocktail that was created by Junior Merino, a bartender nicknamed "The Liquid Chef" who is well-known for his years-long career creating drinks for several New York City bars, celebrities, and liquor brands. The recipe blends together cachaça, a unique Brazilian rum made from sugarcane juice, with fragrant rose syrup, tart guava, and lime to made a refreshing and romantic drink.

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Cocktail Ingredients

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Cachaça: This is a type of rum made in Brazil with sugarcane juice, sugar, and alcohol. I used Kachaça! Premium Cachaça.

Rose Syrup: This is a sweetener made with rose water, white sugar, and water. I made mine using this stovetop recipe.

Guava Jelly: This is a fruit spread made with puréed guava, sugar, and water.

Lime Juice: This is the liquid juice of a lime. I used freshly squeezed lime juice.

Rose Petal: This is the loose petal of a rose.

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Bartending Tools

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:

Jigger: This is used to measure and pour ingredients. I used the Japanese jigger from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.

Paring Knife: This is used to cut citrus into slices or wheels. I used the OXO Good Grips 3.5 Inch Paring Knife.

Juicer: This is used to juice citrus. I used the ALEEHAI Manual Fruit Juicer.

Blender: This is used to blend up ingredients. I used the Cuisinart SPB-7CH SmartPowder Electronic Bar Blender.

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Tasting Notes

his cocktail has the following flavor profile:

• Appearance: Pale orange-red color

• Aroma: Guava and florals

• Taste: Icy-cold flavor with cachaça's sugary notes, fruity guava, and tangy citrus

• Finish: Botanical rose

Kendall’s Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kendall’s Take: "I hadn’t tried guava on its own before using the jam in this cocktail, and I will definitely be revisiting its fruity flavor. I think I would prefer it in a drink that wasn’t blended though; that was my only real qualm with the Guava Rose. Unless I’m sitting poolside on a 100°F day, I don’t reach for frozen drinks. Add a bit more guava, shake it, and strain it, and I’d likely give this five stars."

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Recipe

This cocktail recipe was adapted from Liquor, an online beverage publication.