Ingredient
Cachaca
Cachaça (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaˈʃasɐ]) is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Also known as aguardente, pinga, caninha and other names, it is the most popular distilled alcoholic beverage in Brazil. Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the caipirinha being the most famous cocktail.
Sugar production was mostly switched from the Madeira islands to Brazil by the Portuguese in the 16th century. In Madeira, aguardente de cana is made by distilling sugar cane liquors and the pot stills from Madeira were brought to...
Cocktails with Cachaca
Caipirinha
Place lime and sugar into old fashioned glass and muddle (mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden spoon). Fill the glass with ice and add the Cachaça.
Dark Caipirinha
Muddle the sugar into the lime wedges in an old-fashioned glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes. Pour the cachaca into the glass. Stir well.
Elderflower Caipirinha
Take the glass and muddle the lime in it. Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the Cachaca. Stir well and top with some more crushed ice. Garnish with lime and enjoy!
Girl From Ipanema
Add the cachaca, lemon juice and syrup to your boston glass. Add ice and shake until ice cold. Pour into a chilled flute and top-up with Champagne