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These caipirinha recipes featuring premium Leblon Cachaca show off the versatility and mixability of the Brazilian spirit.

Strawberry Basil Caipirinha

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
4 strawberries cut into quarters
2-3 torn, small basil leaves
1 lime into quarters

Muddle above ingredients all at once
Pour above ingredients into cocktail tumbler filled with ice
Add 1 tbsp superfine sugar
Shake over ice
Serve in rock glass
Garnish with half a strawberry and basil leaf

(For an extra kick, add a touch of Tabasco)
 

LeBlonde Caipirinha

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
Cut 1 lime into quarters and muddle
Cut 3-4 strawberry and 3 pineapple into quarters
4 tbsp of Simple Syrup (or 2 tbsp of fine sugar)

Pour above ingredients into cocktail tumbler filled with ice
Muddle ingredients
Add 2-3 tablespoons of Coco Lopez coconut cream
Shake over ice
Serve in rocks glass
Garnish with sugarcane swizzle stick

 

 

Lychee Ginger Joy

1 ˝ oz Leblon Cachaca
2 oz lychee syrup
˝ tsp of freshly grated ginger

Pour above ingredients into cocktail tumbler filled with ice
Shake vigorously over ice
Serve in chilled martini glass
Garnish with lychee fruit

Aloha Brazil

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
˝ oz (1 tablespoon) Cointreau or triple sec
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon orgeat syrup or 1 drop pure almond extract
1 teaspoon superfine granulated sugar
Dash of grenadine

Pour all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice
Shake vigorously and strain into large glass 1/3 full with crushed ice
Garnish with pineapple or a favorite tropical fruit using a drink spear

Cabral's Caipirinha
(Named after the famous Portuguese explorer of Brazil, Pedro Álvares Cabral)

Cut 1 lime into quarters
Muddle lime with 4 tbsp of Simple Syrup (or 2 tbsp of fine sugar)

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
2 oz passion fruit juice
2-3 mint leaves
1-2 pinches of cracked pepper

Pour above ingredients into cocktail tumbler filled with ice
Shake hard over ice
Serve in rocks glass
Garnish with sugarcane swizzle stick

Pomegranate Caipirinha

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
˝ oz PAMA pomegranate liquor (can substitute with 1 oz POM juice)

Muddle 1 lime with raw sugar
Pour above ingredients into cocktail tumbler filled with ice
Shake with ice
Serve in rock glass

 

Watermelon Smash

1 ˝ oz Leblon Cachaca
4 thick wedges of seedless watermelon
3-4 slices of cucumber
2 table spoons simple syrup
1-2 drops of rose water

Lightly muddle above ingredients together
Top of with 1 oz of lemon-lime soda
Serve in highball glass filled with ice

 

Kappa Caipirinha

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
˝ of a lime
4 thick, peeled cucumber slices
3-4 mint leaves
2-4 tbsp Simple Syrup
Crushed ice

Muddle lime, simple syrup and mint first. Then, muddle cucumber.
Add Leblon and ice and top with splash of soda.
Serve in rock glass and garnish with cucumber and lime wheels.

Midsummer Caipirini

2 oz Leblon Cachaca
2 oz Coco Lopez coconut cream
˝ of a lime

Pour Leblon, Coco Lopez, and ice into cocktail tumbler and shake until very cold.
Squeeze ˝ of a lime into tumbler and shake even colder.
Serve in chilled martini glass.

Pineapple Infusion

1 750ml bottle of Leblon Cachaca
1 whole pineapple
2 whole granny smith apples

Cut pineapple into 1" chunks
Cut apples into 1" chunks
Place pineapple and apple chunks into infusion jar
Pour 1 full bottle of Leblon into infusion jar
Refrigerate and infuse for 2 days

 


Edited by Patricia D. Sherman

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