The Olympics have been the only thing on our mind the past few days. And while we can’t be in Rio to cheer on Michael Phelps or our elite team of gymnasts, we can definitely bring Rio to us with a refreshing cocktail.
You can thank Cachaca, a popular Brazilian liquor that’s the base of almost every cocktail in Rio! So when we found out that David Burke fabrick and Spyglass Rooftop were creating cocktails inspired by Rio, we knew we had to snag the recipes. Whether you’re a sweet or savory kind of person, there’s a cocktail for you. So sit back, cheer on Rio, and bottoms up!
Maracanã
Ingredients
1.5 ounces Avuá Prata Cachaça
3 blackberries
3 mint leaves
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce cherry heering
Directions
1. Muddle blackberries and mint with a dash of simple syrup
2. Combine muddled ingredients with lemon juice and cherry heering
3. Shake 20 times and strain over fresh ice
4. Garnish with a blackberry skewer and mint leaf
Medalha
Ingredients
2 ounces Avuá Oak Cachaça
Peychaud Bitters
Angostura Bitters
Demerara sugar
Orange peel
Ancho Reyes Rinse
Directions
1. Combine 4 dashes each Peychaud and Angostura Bitters with a bar spoon of sugar abd nuddle
2. Pour Cachaca over sugar with ice, stir 10 times
3. Rinse a rocks glass with Ancho Reyes, dump the ancho, and strain cocktail
4. Garnish with an orange twist
xx, The FabFitFun Team
