Black Raspberry Caiparihna

Muddle one entire lime with 3 teaspoons of sugar and 8 black raspberries (or any berries that are in season)
Add 2.5 ounces of cachaça

Stir until the sugar is dissolved and add ice. It’s so easy?
Why not make it a double?

The Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is a simple concoction of lime, sugar, and cachaça – which is a type of rum typically made in Brazil and typically made from sugarcane juice (rather than molasses). There is not a lot of cachaça to be found in the U.S. and I’m sorry to say that I’ve only tasted the silver varieties. I’m going to make an effort to get my hands on some of these aged cachaças, as there is many an aged rum I’ve taken a liking to (i.e. Pyrat and Goslings Family Reserve to name my favorites) and I’m sure that I could just as easily fall in love with a properly aged cachaça.   I used Boca Loca in this recipe, as it is accessible and drinks cleaner than some of the less expensive cachaças which is great in this drink as it will not overwhelm the berries. The most popular cachaça in the States, Cachaça 51, is fairly smoky and although I prefer it in a regular Caipirinha, it will distort the berry flavor in this drink.

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