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Cachaça Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.10)
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Cachaça Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.10)
Serve in a Collins glass
| 5⁄6 oz | Cachaça |
| 5⁄6 oz | Orange Curaçao liqueur |
| 5⁄6 oz | Strucchi Rosso Vermouth |
| 2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Thomas Henry Ginger Ale |
| 1 2⁄3 oz | Cola (e.g. Coca-Cola or Pepsi) |
How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Collins glass.
- Prepare garnish of lemon, orange & strawberry slices, mint sprig & borage.
- POUR all ingredients into glass.
- Half fill glass with ice.
- Add a citrus slice and a couple of mint leaves from garnish
- Fill to brim with ice.
- Finish with rest of garnish.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Rosso/rouge/sweet vermouth (di Torino) - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Strength & taste guide:
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Review:
A fruit cup is just not as fruity when made with any other spirit – yes cachaça is distilled from fermented sugar cane juice rather than fruit, but in this cocktail it seems to amplify fruity and sweet notes. While it may not go down well at Wimbledon, we're sure it would be a hit in Rio.
History:
Created in June 2017 by yours truly at the Cabinet Room, London, England. For more recipes and history see Fruit Cups and Pimm's.
Nutrition:
One serving of Cachaça Fruit Cup (Difford's Cup No.10) contains 214 calories
Alcohol content:
- 1.6 standard drinks
- 12.57% alc./vol. (12.57° proof)
- 22.1 grams of pure alcohol
- More Barbeque cocktails
- More Elevenses/afternoon cocktails
- More Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) cocktails
- More Long drinks & highballs cocktails
- More Party cocktails
- More Summer cocktails
Difford’s Guide remains free-to-use thanks to the support of the brands in green above. Values stated for alcohol and calorie content, and number of drinks an ingredient makes should be considered approximate.
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