Cocktail Recipe: A VeeV / Cachaça Mixture

I have to admit... I wanted so much to not like VeeV, the açai-based liquor. After all, açai is this year's pomegranate and currently an Oprah fave.

However, a bartender at De La Costa generously gave me a sample and, well, I was quite impressed. Lots and lots of possibilities.

Shaken & Stirred shares an interesting recipe, credited to the Cantina's Duggan McDonnell, that combines Veev and Beleza Pura cachaça.

• 1.5 oz VeeV
• 1.0 oz Beleza Pura Cachaça
• Crushed mint
• Ginger
• Lemon
• Agave nectar
• Ginseng drizzle

Muddle the mint and ginger then combine 1.5 oz VeeV, 1.0 Beleza Pura Cachaça, the juice of a lemon, a touch of agave nectar and ice in a cocktail shaker and shake. Strain into cocktail glass, and squeeze an orange peel over the drink. Next, make a reverse 'boat' with the peel, drop in pith side up, and squeeze a few drops of ginseng into the boat.

Comments

[Natalie - The Liquid Muse]

I'm glad to hear you like Veev. I've been a Veev-lover long before Oprah's magazine ran a piece on it. In fact, one of the editors was in my Sustainable Sips classes in NYC which includes a Veev cocktail. This recipe sounds great! It is a natural with cachaca. I can't wait to try it out.
xo The Liquid Muse...

[Wendy]

Glad you gave VeeV a chance! We actually just posted an article on making cocktails with VeeV. Check it out! http://www.drinkunique.com/read/how-to-make-cocktails-with-veev