Paul McGee at Chicago's Whistler Brings-a Pinga (Cachaçagora

August 02, 2009

Paul McGee at Chicago's Whistler Brings-a Pinga

On Friday, friend-of-Cachaçagora Renata Graw celebrated the first anniversary of her design firm, Plural.

The gathering took place at the site of their latest installation, the front window of The Whistler, a bar in Logan Square. (Above.)

Look closely at the menu, and you'll see that there was a pleasant surprise for yours truly.

Yup... The Whistler serves a cocktail named after one of cachaca's many nicknames, "Pinga." It features Ypióca cachaça, sloe gin, egg white, and fresh lime.

Tried it, of course. It was great... A must.

Credit goes to Whistler bartender Paul McGee. The Whistler is at 2421 N. Milwaukee Ave.

All photos: Leticia Gomes

Posted by Phil Gomes on August 02, 2009 at 04:42 PM in Cocktails, Ypioca | Permalink

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Hi. My name is Phil Gomes. By day, I work at a public relations firm as its senior vice president of digital integration. I'm a proud SF East Bay native who currently lives in Chicago.
I was introduced to cachaça by my wife, a Carioca. Her mom, in turn, is the president of the Confraria de Cachaça do Copo Furado, a group that meets monthly to talk about Brazil's indigenous spirit. I participated in one of their meetings when I vacationed in Rio in July 2008.
This started me thinking about the basic question of whether cachaça in the U.S. is today where, say, tequila was some decades ago.
So I decided to start this blog as a means to record and share the cachaça-related items I've been seeing day-to-day. I hope to be sharing recipes, impressions, and random thoughts as the U.S. continues to catch on to the potential for this particular spirit.
Oh... The name? "Cachaçagora" is a portmanteau of "Cachaça" and "agora", which is the Portuguese word for "now". In Greek, "agora" also means public square. I hope to meet the expectations of both.
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August 02, 2009