Canchánchara
Sours · Aguardiente
- Strength
- 12.7%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 201
- Sugar
- 17.8 g
- 2 ozCuban aguardiente60 ml
- ½ ozLime juice15 ml
- ½ ozRaw honey15 ml
- 1¾ ozWater50 ml
The ratio · 4 : 1 : 1 : 3½
Highlighted: not in the Pisco Punch.
Head to head
Canchánchara and Pisco Punch side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Canchánchara has Cuban aguardiente, lime juice, honey and water, the Pisco Punch pisco, pineapple juice, simple syrup, lemon juice, dry white wine and cloves. In parts, a Canchánchara is 4 aguardiente, 1 lime, 1 honey and 3½ water; a Pisco Punch is 4 pisco, 1½ pineapple, 1 syrup, 1 lemon and 2 wine. By volume, the Canchánchara is 43% spirit, 36% mixer and juice, 11% syrup and sugar and 10% citrus; the Pisco Punch is 42% spirit, 37% mixer and juice, 11% syrup and sugar and 10% citrus. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Pisco Punch is the stronger drink in the glass (13.2% ABV against 12.7%) and holds more alcohol (1.56 standard drinks against 1.35). Calories are close (about 201 and 207), but the Canchánchara has more sugar (17.8 g against 12.2 g). The Canchánchara is built and served in a rocks glass; the Pisco Punch is shaken and served in a goblet.
Sours · Aguardiente
The ratio · 4 : 1 : 1 : 3½
Highlighted: not in the Pisco Punch.
Tiki & Punches · Pisco
The ratio · 4 : 1½ : 1 : 1 : 2
Highlighted: not in the Canchánchara.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Canchánchara vs.
Pisco Punch vs.