Rich Marriott, King 5 Meteorologist, enjoys concocting cocktails inspired by countries participating in the Olympic Games. This segment features three delightful drinks hailing from Peru, Kenya, and Italy.

The first cocktail is the Pisco Sour, which Marriott first encountered during his graduate studies at the University of Washington. The cocktail carries a debated heritage, claimed by both Peru and Chile. Generally agreed to have originated in Lima, Peru, in the early 1900s, the Pisco Sour was crafted by an American bartender who replaced whiskey with Pisco, a local grape brandy. The modern recipe features pisco, lime juice, sugar, and egg white to create a frothy top, enhanced by a few drops of bitters.

Next up is the Dawa, meaning "medicine" in Swahili. Created in Nairobi in the early 1980s, this cocktail is often associated with safari culture, typically prepared fresh by a “Dawa Man.” It resembles the Brazilian Caipirinha, using honey instead of sugar and vodka instead of cachaça. A unique feature is its wooden “Dawa stick,” used to mix the honey and lime within the drink.

Lastly, Marriott presents the Negroni, a classic Italian cocktail believed to have been invented in Florence in 1919. County Camillo Negroni asked a bartender to strengthen his usual Americano, which led to the enduring Negroni made from equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari.

Cocktail Recipes

Pisco Sour

Ingredients (1 serving)

• 2 oz (60 ml) Pisco (preferably Peruvian)
• 1 oz (30 ml) fresh lime juice
• ¾–1 oz (22–30 ml) simple syrup (to taste)
• 1 fresh egg white
• Ice
• 2–3 drops aromatic bitters (such as Angostura)

Instructions:

1. In a shaker, combine pisco, lime juice, simple syrup, and egg white. Shake vigorously without ice for 10–15 seconds to build foam.
2. Add ice and shake again for another 10–15 seconds until chilled.
3. Double strain into a chilled glass and garnish with bitters.

Kenyan Style Dawa

Ingredients (1 serving)

• 2 oz (60 ml) vodka
• 1 fresh lime
• 1–2 tablespoons honey (to taste)
• Crushed or cubed ice

Instructions:

1. Cut lime into wedges and place in a rocks glass.
2. Add honey and muddle gently to release lime juice and dissolve honey.
3. Fill glass with ice, pour vodka over, and mix with a wooden Dawa stick to blend.

Negroni

Ingredients (1 serving)

• 1 oz (30 ml) gin
• 1 oz (30 ml) sweet vermouth
• 1 oz (30 ml) Campari
• Ice
• Orange peel (for garnish)

Instructions:

1. In a mixing glass filled with ice, stir together gin, sweet vermouth, and Campari for 20–25 seconds.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over ice.
3. Garnish with an orange peel, twisting over the glass to release oils.