On this day in 1565 the city of Rio de Janeiro was founded. More than just a city, the name Rio has become more of a state of being. Famous for Carnival, white sand beaches and dances like the Bossa Nova, Rio is also the home of a first class drink.
The Historical Inebriant: Caipirinha
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10046-caipirinha
Ingredients:
Sprinkle the sugar over the limes, and muddle them in the mixing glass part of a Boston shaker until the sugar is dissolved and the lime juice is released. Pour an old-fashioned glassful of cracked ice into the mixing glass, add the cachaça, and shake to incorporate. Return all the contents to the old-fashioned glass.
The Historical Inebriant: Caipirinha
http://www.chow.com/recipes/10046-caipirinha
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
4 Key limes, halved and seeded, or 2 small, juicy limes, quartered
2 ounces cachaça
Sprinkle the sugar over the limes, and muddle them in the mixing glass part of a Boston shaker until the sugar is dissolved and the lime juice is released. Pour an old-fashioned glassful of cracked ice into the mixing glass, add the cachaça, and shake to incorporate. Return all the contents to the old-fashioned glass.
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