Try this fruity take on the caipirinha, Brazil's national cocktail

cachaça

🥗Healthier: vodka

💰Cheaper: white rum

Vodka is a lower-calorie alternative, while white rum is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index, while honey is often more affordable.

Make a strawberry hibiscus syrup by blending strawberries with strong hibiscus tea and a little sugar.

Juice fresh limes instead of muddling them, as the lime oils aren't needed with the hibiscus syrup.

Pour 1 ounce of strawberry hibiscus syrup directly into a glass.

Add 3/4 ounce of fresh lime juice to the glass.

Add a pinch of lo-fi aperitif gentian amaro.

Pour 2 ounces of aged cachaça into the glass.

Add half of the crushed ice into the glass.

Use a spoon to swizzle the mixture up and down to incorporate the ingredients and chill them.

Top off the glass with more crushed ice, packing it in to create a wash line with some clearness.

Insert a straw into the drink.

Garnish with mint and a strawberry.

Finish with a microplane of lemon on top for aroma.

Cooking Techniques

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