Caipirinha!
It’s Brazil’s national cocktail: a wicked mix of lime, sugar, cachaça (sugar cane liquor) and lots of ice. I remember my first trip to Brazil in 1998 when I went on a sailing trip near Rio de Janeiro. I was one of three foreigners on the boat and we had a blast, all thanks to two quintessential Brazilian products: caipirinha and the samba! We drank, sang and danced till sunset. I couldn’t stop dancing, even after the samba band stopped playing – the caipirinha had me firmly in its grip. Haha! It’s one experience I won’t easily forget.
On my last trip to Foz de Iguaçu in Brazil, I was shown how this famous cocktail is made. And really, it’s dead easy. Watch and learn:
There’s something about cocktails that taste like lemonade – you can never tell how many you’ve had. I must’ve had quite a few because at the end of the day, I was convinced I knew the words to Brazil’s national anthem! Good thing there wasn’t a samba band anywhere around. Haha! 😉
Note: A big thank you goes to Loumar Turismo, the premier tour operator to the Iguassu Falls, and Hotel Bella Italia for hosting me in Foz do Iguaçu.
Wish I were enjoying this tipple on Copacabana between World Cup matches this year, but such is life … I’ll be down there within the next year anyway, so no worries!
We had those 8 years ago in Fortaleza. It was weird. Just one drink and we were wasted. After a few more we could hardly walk. We suspected that they were spiked but the same happened multiple times in different bars. No more caipirinha for us.
[…] didn’t leave Rio without having a few caiprinhas of […]
Haha! No better place to have the perfect caipirinha than in Brazil! 🙂
Cheers Flavio!
O how I love Caipirinha, its so hard to find bars which serve good Caipirinha, especially here in Switzerland. Guess I need to go back to Brazil than hehe,
Thanks for sharing
okee, it’s a deal. I’ll bring the cookies, you’ll serve the Caipi’s!
Spent six months in Brazil teaching ESL. Fantastic place to visit! Great drinks too 😉
superb mix.. i have decided to try it on my next party..
Hello!
I love Brazil! And when I was there, bazilian also showed me how to make a caipirinha. So amazing! but very strong! 😉