Cachaça Recipes - Kelly’s Package Store
Cachaça [kah-SHAH-sah] is the most popular spirit
in Brazil. Made from distilled sugarcane juice likens
cachaça to rum and can be used in the same way
for an exciting twist on some of your favorite rum
cocktails. Ypióca [eee-pee-OH-kah] is a popular
brand of Cachaça that is readily available.
The Caipirinha [ky-peer-EEN-yah] is Brazil’s na-
tional cocktail made with cachaça, ice, sugar, and
lime. It is the drink most commonly associated with
cachaça.
Caipirinha:
• 50 ml (1.5 oz) cachaça
• ½ Lime cut into 4 wedges
• 2 teaspoons crystal or refined sugar
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
crushed ice, add the Cachaça and garnish with a
lime wedge. A wide variety of fresh fruits can be
used in place of lime. In the absence of cachaça,
vodka can be used, making a caipiroska.
Having a gathering? You can make a pitcher of
Caipirinha ahead of time, even a day before and
simply serve the Caipirinha over ice.
Caipirinha Pitcher Recipe:
• 24 limes, washed
• 1 cup superfine sugar
• 6 quarts crushed ice or small ice cubes
• 1 bottle cachaça (1 ltr)
Chop the limes into eighths. Add to the bottom
of a very large bowl or cooler and cover with the
sugar. Use a potato masher or the back of a wooden
spoon to crush the limes, continuing until the sugar
has dissolved then stir in the cachaça
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If you want to show off your bartending skills, the
Caipirinha de Uva is a great cocktail and bridges
the gap between wine and spirits that anyone will
enjoy.
Caipirinha de Uva:
• 4 lime wedges (from 1/2 lime)
• 7 green grapes
• 2 teaspoons raw sugar, such as turbinado or
Demerara
• 1/4 cup (2 ounces) cachaca
• 3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) semisweet white
wine such as Gewürztraminer
• 8 to 10 ice cubes
Special equipment:
• 1 (4-to 5-inch) wooden skewer
In cocktail shaker, stir together lime wedges, 5
grapes, and sugar. Using wooden muddler or spoon,
pound and press until fruit is crushed and juices are
released. Add cachaca, wine, and ice, and shake
vigorously for 25 seconds. Pour into old-fashioned
glass. Thread remaining 2 grapes onto skewer, place
in drink, and serve immediately.
Batida is a Brazilian cocktail made with the na-
tional alcoholic drink cachaça. In Portuguese, batida
means shaken or milkshake (In a different context,
the word also means a crash, usually used when re-
ferring to a car crash). It is made with cachaça, fruit
juice (or coconut milk), and sugar. It can be blended
or shaken with ice.
Batida:
• 2 parts cachaça
• 1 part fruit juice
• 1 tbsp sugar
Mix and pour into chilled glass over ice.