Look, I don’t know if you have been to Brazil, but I felt it was high time we discuss the best thing to come out of Brazil besides Caetano Veloso – the caipirinha. Though the original caipirinha is a delicious mash of limes and cane sugar, I thought I would add a brunch-appropriate twist, with this Sparkling Raspberry Caipirinha — it’s tart, sweet raspberries so that it can pair perfectly with another of my favorite Brazilian things, this Brazilian French Toast.
Now, go stock up on all your cooking essentials, then head into the kitchen, make this, and share it with us by tagging @saltandwind and #swsociety on social!
Sparkling Raspberry Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe
Brazil, but I felt it was high time we discuss the best thing to come out of Brazil besides Caetano Veloso – the caipirinha. Though the original caipirinha is a delicious mash of limes and cane sugar, I thought I would add a brunch-appropriate twist, with this Sparkling Raspberry Caipirinha — it’s tart, sweet raspberries so that it can pair perfectly with another of my favorite Brazilian things, this Brazilian French Toast.
Ingredients
- 8 ripe raspberries
- 1 1/4 teaspoons unrefined cane sugar
- 1/4 medium lime halved
- 1 ounce cachaça
- Ice
- 2 ounces chilled brut rosé sparkling wine
Instructions
- Combine raspberries, sugar, and lime in a rocks (lowball) cocktail glass and muddle until the raspberries are totally smashed. Add the cachaça and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add a few ice cubes then top with a few ounces of chilled brut rosé sparkling wine. Stir and serve immediately.
PERSONAL NOTES
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cocktailCalories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.04gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 5mgPotassium: 80mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 11IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.4mg
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