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Strawberry & Basil Caipirinha
Succulent ripe strawberries are delicious in a Caipirinha but so much better with basil
Ekaterina Alexandrou
8th April 2024 at 15:02
Tried this with blueberry gin instead of cachaca and blackcurrant syrup instead of sugar. So good! Thanks!
27th January 2024 at 20:20
This is a superb drink and elevates a regular caipirinha into something else. I used cachaca 51 which is pretty rough but the basil and strawberry really stand up to it. Try it
17th September 2022 at 19:31
Yep but now thinking 10ml Framboise rather than 15:)
Complicated business this cocktail making
Complicated business this cocktail making
16th September 2022 at 19:58
You (Difford) would probably stick with the full 60ml of Cachaça?
16th September 2022 at 19:55
Strangely was experimenting with a Strawberry caipirinha before I saw this recipe. I used 4 Strawberries which I agree is probably too much, however substituted 15ml of framboise for 10ml of the cachaça; to balance this I put in 2 or three spots of good balsamic vinegar (like you do with bitters). Worked well as just gave a sweet but sour edge. Think it would work WITH the basil as well. Give it a go and tell me what you think?
17th September 2022 at 09:55
So perhaps a “Strawberry Basil Caipirinha”. Just to check, your recipe? ½ fresh Lime, 3 fresh Strawberries, 3 fresh Basil leaves, 15ml Framboise, 1.25ml Balsamic vinegar, 60ml Cachaça
13th August 2022 at 13:10
By making this nice summerly cocktail I had an interesting experience. Doing two cocktails side by side one of them was significantly better than the other. It seems that slight deviations can make a big difference