Popular Brazil Cocktails You Must Try When You Visit the 'Land of Parrots'
Brazil is known for its fun parties, lively music, and beautiful beaches.
But did you know they also have some strong drinks? What are the best drinks from Brazil?
From sweet and fruity to spicy and tangy, we've picked out some Brazil cocktails for you!
Caipirinha
A popular drink from Brazil called Caipirinha is made with three main ingredients: cachaça, sugar, and lime, per TasteAtlas.
Cachaça is a common alcoholic drink in Brazil, and it can be enjoyed on its own or mixed with other drinks.
To make this tasty cocktail, you'll need to gently crush sugar and lime quarters together using a wooden spoon.
Then, add cachaça and ice. Traditionally, Caipirinha is made in a big jar for sharing, but you can also serve it in a regular glass with a lime slice on the side.
Capeta
Capeta is a spicy drink from Brazil, very popular in the northeast.
It's called 'devil' because it's bright red.
To make it, you mix cachaça, cinnamon, honey, Amazon berries, and condensed milk. This makes it sweet and yummy.
If you want to try something different, you can use vodka instead of cachaça and add chocolate powder for a tasty change.
Batida
Batida, beloved Brazil cocktails, offers sweetness and coolness.
Typically crafted with cachaça, sugar, fruit juice, or coconut milk, it's shaken with ice and served in a tall glass.
Popular flavors include lemon, passion fruit, mango, or pineapple, often paired with Brazil's national dish, feijoada.
Look for it at beachside barracas, as it's not commonly found in hotel bars or restaurants.
Quentão
Quentão is a classic Brazil cocktails made with ginger, red apples, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, water, and cachaça.
First, ginger, apples, and sugar are caramelized together and then mixed with cloves and cinnamon.
Next, cachaça and water are added, and everything is slowly boiled.
During this process, much of the alcohol evaporates.
Finally, the cocktail is served in clay or ceramic mugs, garnished with slices or peels of orange or lemon.
Brazilian Sunrise
The Brazilian Sunrise is a beautiful twist on the classic Tequila Sunrise, adding a tangy Brazilian flavor.
Instead of tequila, you use cachaca.
You'll still need orange juice, grenadine, ice, and orange slices for garnish.
Cachaca is like tequila but has a grassier taste. It is closer to rum but not quite the same.
As a result, the Brazilian Sunrise is sweeter than the Tequila Sunrise, which has more herbal and earthy notes.
While the grassiness isn't as strong as in a caipirinha, you can still taste hints of it in the drink.
Brazilian mojito
Brazilian mojitos blend two amazing drinks: the mojito and the Brazilian Caipirinha. Instead of rum, you use cachaca, but rum works, too, according to Insanely Good.
You'll also add triple-sec mint leaves, sugar, limes, ice, and water, and you can add sparkling water if you want bubbles.
It's still minty, fresh, and citrusy. But there's also a hint of that unique grassy flavor that comes from cachaca.
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Written by: Ross Key
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