Cacao de mi Abuelita
Nicaragua's traditional cacao drink, made fresh every morning in Rivas.
A family recipe. Handmade, no preservatives.
Sizes and prices
Three sizes. Same recipe.
Same price for every drink: cacao, cacao with no added sugar, and jícaro.
500 ml C$70 · 1 liter C$120 · ½ gallon (1.89 L) C$200.
What is it?
What is refresco de cacao?
A cold, creamy Nicaraguan drink made with toasted cacao, rice, cinnamon and milk. Think cold horchata made with cacao.
We toast the cacao, grind it in the mill, cook it with milk, strain it and serve it very cold. It is thick, not cacao-flavored water.
And semilla de jícaro
How we make it (in Spanish) The jícaro tree gives the dried fruit that becomes the jícara, the traditional cup. Its seed is flat, paper-thin and about the size of a lentil. We toast it and grind it to make a second traditional drink, also served cold.
Where to find it
Taste it, then order it.
Saturday market
Farmers Market in San Juan del Sur, every Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, at La Reina del Sur.
Delivery in San Juan del Sur
Every day at 6:00 p.m. Free inside town. In Rivas we deliver at 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Tola and Popoyo
Through our distributor. Ask us on WhatsApp.
How to order
Order in two ways.
On WhatsApp
Message us in English or Spanish with what you want and where you are staying.
Order on WhatsAppPayment
Cash on delivery, or bank transfer with a screenshot sent on WhatsApp. No cards yet.
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Shall we share a cacao?
Order today and we bring it to you ice cold, in Rivas or San Juan del Sur.
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