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August 03, 2009

The Intoxicologist Is In...Love with Watermelon and Cachaça

The Intoxicologist says that August 3rd was National Watermelon Day. Here's proof that she's not making it up.

Here are two cocktails, featuring two different cachaças.

Barefoot Brazilian

The Barefoot Brazilian is not only meant for two to share, but comes across fresh and flavorful with light and refreshing bubbles tippling at the nose for imbibers wishing for a sophisticated and entertaining time to share.

  • 3 Watermelon Chunks (approx. 1-1/2 inch chunks)
  • 1/4 ounce Peach Schnapps
  • 2 ounces Boca Loca cachaça
  • Barefoot Bubbly Chardonnay Champagne

Muddle watermelon and peach schnapps in a cocktail shaker. Add Boca Loca cachaça and ice. Shake to chill. Strain contents between two champagne glasses. Top with champagne. 

Watermelon Smash

Taking a sip of the Watermelon Smash may turn you on to cachaça.  This cocktail is like taking a bite of the freshest, juiciest, ripest watermelon one could ever hope to find.  Leblon cachaça has mastered the cocktail with its sweet, yet not overly sugary taste.  The flavor rolls over the tongue in a way that makes one want to keep sipping and then it’s time to make another…responsibly of course!

  • 1-1/2 ounce Leblon cachaça
  • 1/2 ounce Lemoncello
  • 1 Tablespoon Superfine Sugar or 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup
  • 3 Pieces of Watermelon

Muddle watermelon and sugar in a shaker. Add Leblon cachaça, Lemoncello and ice. Shake vigorously and pour into a rocks glass. Garnish with a slice of watermelon. 

Posted by on August 03, 2009 at 09:32 PM in Boca Loca, Cocktails, Leblon |

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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.

    Saúde!

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