Strawberry & Basil Caipirinha

Glassware:

Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare:

1. Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
2. Prepare garnish of stirrer (spoon, wooden lolly stick or stick cut from sugar cane).

Method:

1. CUT lime in half (from pole to pole) and then slice one of the halves into eight 3-4mm thick half-moon shaped segments and drop into the base of a robust rocks glass.
2. Add 3 bar spoons powdered sugar [or 15ml (½oz) sugar syrup 2:1] and MUDDLE.
3. Add strawberries and basil, and MUDDLE some more.
4. When sure fruit juice is fully extracted and the sugar dissolved, transfer the muddled fruit and sugar into serving glass (preferably a 30cl / 10oz highball glass).
5. POUR cachaça (stored in the freezer) into the rocks glass (used to muddle) and swirl to rinse glass before pouring cachaça into serving glass. STIR to combine all ingredients.
6. Fill glass with ice. (If using large ice cubes, crack (rather than crush) four to five large ice cubes using an ICE TAPPER and drop into serving glass.)
7. STIR before topping with more ice.

Garnish:

1. Garnish with stirrer and serve without a straw.

History:

See Caipirinha history and other variations.

Review:

Succulent ripe strawberries are delicious in a Caipirinha but so much better with basil.