Caipirinha: Night Orchard

Name: Caipirinha: Night Orchard
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 2 oz cachaça; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 2 tsp superfine sugar; 1/2 oz cloudy apple juice

São Paulo, Brazil America/Sao_Paulo

History

Brazil’s national drink likely descended from a rural medicinal mixture of lime, garlic, and honey; cachaça and sugar transformed it into a celebration. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Apple lends orchard fruit, gentle acidity, and a cool-weather disguise.

Other · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz cachaça
21 lime, cut into wedges
32 tsp superfine sugar
41/2 oz cloudy apple juice

Method

01Muddle lime and sugar, add cachaça and crushed ice, then stir.
02Add apple before chilling and finish with a thin apple slice when available.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.