Banana Caipirinha
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Banana Caipirinha
Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)
| 1⁄2 fresh | Lime (fresh) chopped |
| 1 barspoon | Caster/ Superfine/Baker's special sugar (white) |
| 1⁄3 fresh | Banana (preferably overripe) chopped |
| 1⁄2 oz | Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur |
| 2 oz | Cachaça from freezer |
Garnish: Stirrer (spoon, wooden lolly stick or stick cut from sugar cane)
How to make:
1. Cut lime in half (from pole to pole) and then slice one of the halves into eight 3-4mm thick half-moon shaped segments and drop into the base of a robust rocks glass. 2. Add 3 bar spoons caster sugar (or ½oz/15ml sugar syrup 2:1) and MUDDLE. 3. Add slices of banana and MUDDLE some more. 4. When sure fruit juice is fully extracted and the sugar dissolved, transfer the muddled fruit and sugar into serving glass (preferably a 30cl / 10oz highball glass). 5. POUR cachaça (stored in the freezer) into the rocks glass (used to muddle) and swirl to rinse glass before pouring cachaça into serving glass. STIR to ensure all ingredients are well mixed. 6. Use an Ice Tapper to crack (rather than crush) four to five large ice cubes and drop into serving glass. STIR before topping with more ice and serve with a stirrer (but no straws).
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
With an overripe banana this drink is delicious, thick and creamy. A meal in itself.
History:
For information on the history and other variations of the Caipirinha, please see our Caipirinha cocktail page.
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The recipe also says 1 bar spoon of sugar and the method said 3? I used the 3 and it is sweet but not overly. I suppose the ripeness of the bananas makes a big difference here.