Brazilian Margarita
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 fresh Lime
- 3 barspoon Powdered sugar
- 1 oz Lime juice
- 3⁄4 oz Cachaça
- 3⁄4 oz Patrón Silver blanco tequila
- 1⁄3 oz Sugar syrup 'simple'
- 3⁄4 oz Cointreau triple sec liqueur
- 4 drop Difford's Margarita Bitters
Method
Glassware:
Serve in a Highball (max 10oz/300ml)
Method:
MUDDLE lime and sugar in base of shaker. Add other ingredients, SHAKE with ice and fine strain into glass filled with cracked (with an <a href="/bar-equipment-and-barware/250/ice-tapper">ice tapper</a> – not crushed.
History:
Created in March 2023 by yours truly after trying Hugo Carvalho's excellent Brazilian Margarita.
Review:
Brazil's national cocktail (the Caipirinha) meets Mexico's Margarita. The muddling of lime to release oils from the skin is key to the success of this cocktail.
