I think Sidney needs to forsake the land of sun and fun and come up to Northern Illinois with me, brush the snow off the deck furniture, sip margaritas, and watch the deer destroy my ornamental shrubs. We'll both forget about Quality of anything except the tequila and limes!

An alcoholic beverage with a production of about a BILLION liters a year and I never heard of it before today!!

I will try to find it in the big liquor store on the other end of town. Is the pronunciation ka ka sah or ka cha sah ("ch" as in "church)? My Portuguese is non-existent.

I will try to find it in the big liquor store on the other end of town. Is the pronunciation ka ka sah or ka cha sah ("ch" as in "church)? My Portuguese is non-existent.
More like ka cha sah
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[Portuguese cachaça.]

But actually, you can make caipirinha and substitute the cachaca for vodka. In Rio, we call it caipiroska.

More like ka cha sah
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[Portuguese cachaça.]

But actually, you can make caipirinha and substitute the cachaça for vodka. In Rio, we call it caipiroska.
Well, I managed to hook up with a bottle of Cachaça51, for which my purveyor charged me as if it were Grey Goose vodka.

Worse, the jerk told me I mispronounced it and that it was kuh cha' kuh - I avoided the urge to set him straight, but vowed he would get no more cachaça business from me - I'm looking for a new source.

I took the bottle plus a bag of limes to a party this past weekend and made caipirinhas for everyone (just like in your photo) - Everyone pronounced them wonderful and we consumed the entire bottle.

I presume cachaça is like tequila, with many brands ranging from super cheap to super expensive - and, like vodka and tequila, once mixed with fruit juice, the cheap and the expensive liquors lose any distinction between them. So, how about some tips for folks who aren't in the big buck category for brands to request which may be more reasonably priced? After all, my liquor store is the kind that sells more Maker's Mark than Jim Beam and can't be expected to go out of its way to stock and sell inexpensive whiskey (whisky?) for one tight fisted guy.

Wes - And let me say it publicly: The Cove gained a very special member the day you registered. Thank you for elevating the discussions and moderating these forum. Wes is 'On Duty' a lot, that's for sure. He's appreciated. :whip:

Worse, the jerk told me I mispronounced it and that it was kuh cha' kuh - I avoided the urge to set him straight, but vowed he would get no more cachaça business from me - I'm looking for a new source.



That looks like Klingon........

Ka PLAA!!!!!!

OK, OK, I partied at Quark's again this past weekend........

Hershal

I used to really like Lime Vodka so I'm interested in this one. Is there an exact recipe for this drink or is trial and error, a little of this and a little of that...

A rough estimate of two parts this and one part that would be appreciated!

I used to really like Lime Vodka so I'm interested in this one. Is there an exact recipe for this drink or is trial and error, a little of this and a little of that...

A rough estimate of two parts this and one part that would be appreciated!
The bottle I bought had the recipe on the label. You can google the term as caipirinha +recipe

For our group, we had a set of Old Fashioned glasses (short stubby things that hold about 8 ounces of liquid.)

We cut up each lime into 8 pieces and squeezed the juice from the pieces as we threw the chunks from one whole lime in each glass. We added 2 teaspoons of granulated sugar to the lime and mixed thoroughly. Next we added a scoop of cracked ice. Finally, we poured 3 to four fingers of the cachaça into the glass, stirred and served.

I guess you can vary the amount and size of the lime chunks and the amount of sugar. Obviously, you add as much or as little cachaça as you like and can hold without bumping into walls. We were having a party, so the visual look of the lime chunks added a lot of appeal. (Think tequila with lime and salt versus tequila and powdered mix from an envelope.)

The cachaça is 80 proof (the brand I had) and will have the same effect as tequila, rum, gin, vodka, whiskey at the same proof. Make no mistake, this drink goes down like limeade, but packs the punch [no pun intended] of a Manhattan or martini (martinus?)