Tagged: cachaca

Upper Cut

The UPPER CUT mixes Cointreau, grapefruit and lemon juice with the Brazilian spirit, cachaca. In this rare cocktail occurrence, Cointreau takes the lead instead of just a supporting role, measuring twice that of cachaca. The cachaca gives a sharp upper-cut...

Rabo de Galo

The RABO DE GALO is reportedly the second most popular cocktail in Brazil. And for fans of it’s well-known #1 cocktail, the caipirinha, this is another delicious but different cachaca offering. It combines with Italian-made Cynar and sweet vermouth to...

Caneflower Cocktail

Those who know cachaca associate it largely with the popular Brazilian caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaca at home; if you don’t, you might want to get one....

Caipirinha

Cachaca is to Brazil’s CAIPIRINHA, as Tequila is to Mexico’s Margarita; though the Caipirinha is less Americanized as the Margarita. The Caipirinha’s basic recipe is very simple but requires that you muddle sugar onto crushed quarters of lime before adding...