🇨🇻 Cape Verdean Cuisine

Ponche

Cape Verdean Punch

Prep Time 5 min
Servings 1
Difficulty Easy

A sweet, warming cocktail of grogue, honey, and lime juice — Cape Verde's beloved after-dinner drink and cure for everything.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Warm honey slightly to make it easier to mix.
  2. 2 Pour grogue into a glass.
  3. 3 Add honey and lime juice. Stir vigorously until honey dissolves.
  4. 4 Add a cinnamon stick and garnish with lime zest.
  5. 5 Serve at room temperature or slightly warmed.

Did You Know?

Cape Verdean grandmothers swear that a hot ponche before bed cures colds, insomnia, and a broken heart — often simultaneously.