Capeta: Green Room

Name: Capeta: Green Room
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 2 oz cachaça; 1 oz condensed milk; 1 tsp cocoa powder; Cinnamon; 4 fresh basil leaves

Fernando de Noronha, Brazil America/Noronha

History

This exuberant Brazilian beach drink combines the country’s native cachaça with sweet condensed milk and warming spices. Its playful name translates to ‘little devil.’ This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Fresh basil supplies a peppery herbal lift without masking the original recipe.

Other · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz cachaça
21 oz condensed milk
31 tsp cocoa powder
4Cinnamon
54 fresh basil leaves

Method

01Blend with crushed ice until creamy and dust with cinnamon.
02Gently clap the basil, mix it with the drink, and reserve one leaf for garnish.

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