Guava Mama

This is an addictive drink that I concocted one year in honor of Guavaween, the fall fund-raiser for Tampa’s historic Latin district, Ybor City. Although it’s a fund-raiser, the celebration is certainly no cakewalk. The naughty but nice event rivals New Orleans’ Mardi Gras in attitude, as exemplified by the Mama Guava Stumble Parade’s outrageous costumes and personalities. It’s usually hot as hell, even in fall, and this drink is just the quencher, rum or no rum. Guava juice has a sweet, mu