EDNBRG Explores Abelha

The EDNBRG blog has been on a big-time Abelha cachaça kick. Abelha, if you remember, was this blog's first scoop.

First, we have EDNBRG host Jonny Hughes' experiments with Abelha Silver:

Colisão

• 45ml Abelha Silver cachaça
• 25ml freshly squeezed red grapefruit juice
• 25ml pineapple juice
• 6-8 mint leaves

Shake all the ingredients with ice and strain into an old-fashioned/rocks glass over crushed ice. Feel free to add a touch of gomme/simple syrup into the shaker to taste. Garnish with a grapefruit slice and a mint sprig.

Plantação

• 50ml Abelha Silver cachaça
• 25ml freshly squeezed lime juice
• 10ml sugar cane syrup
• 1 barspoon Maraschino

Shake all ingredients with ice and fine-strain into a chilled martini/coupette glass. Twist a lime zest over the top and discard. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.

And now, some creations featuring Abelha Gold:

Federação

• 50ml Abelha Gold cachaça
• 2 barspoons sugar cane syrup
• 1 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
• 15ml pressed apple juice

Place the bitters and syrup in the base of a rocks/old-fashioned glass. Add a couple of ice cubes and stir to thin out the mixture. Add the cachaça, fill the glass with ice and stir. Float the apple juice and garnish with an apple fan.

Downtown Rio

• 50ml Abelha Gold cachaça
• 20ml Martini Rosso
• 1 barspoon maraschino liqueur
• 2 dashes Angostura Orange bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice and fine-strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with an orange zest twist.

Comments

[Jon Hughes]

Wow! Thanks for the exposure, hope you like the drinks!

Love your work, keep it up.

Jon