Name: Sophisticated Savage
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Tuaca liqueur; 30 ml Cachaça; 15 ml Lime juice; 15 ml Egg white (pasteurised)

Sophisticated Savage
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Serve in an Old-fashioned glass

Ingredients:
2 oz	Tuaca liqueur
1 oz	Cachaça
¹⁄₂ oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₂ oz	Egg white (pasteurised) or 3 dashes Fee Brothers Fee Foam cocktail foamer or Aquafaba or Vegan egg white alternative

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill an Old-fashioned glass.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.
SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
STRAIN into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with lime wedge.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Egg white (pasteurised) - Eggs

Review:

A sour drink with the distinctive flavour of Cachaça. Surprisingly dry given the double measure of liqueur.

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History:

Created by Poul Jensen, Brighton, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Sophisticated Savage contains 234 calories

Alcohol content:

1.7 standard drinks
20.22% alc./vol. (20.22° proof)
24.3 grams of pure alcohol

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Evan Miller

20th September 2023 at 01:27

This was a big miss. Maybe it’s the cachaça I have. (Novo Fogo) I don’t have a lot of experience with cachaça but it’s been fine in other cocktails which likely cover it up more. In this one the harsh, unpleasant 4 day old cut grass funk character of the silver Novo Fogo came through even with the 2 oz of Tuaca which I couldn’t taste over the cachaça. I tried again with the barrel aged Novo Fogo and that was much better, but still not where I would go back to this one.

Evan Miller

20th September 2023 at 01:37

I added 1/4 oz rich Demerara syrup to this and it was much, much better! Helped bring out the Tuaca which was getting overrun by the cachaça and helped tame the days old rotting cut grass funk.