cachaca

Rum Review: Novo Fogo Silver Cachaça

October 19, 2011
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Cachaça isn’t something that gets a lot of regular coverage around here. Some might say that that’s because cachaça isn’t rum, but I say that it’s because I’m lazy and indecisive when it comes to choosing which of the roughly 200 rums and cachaças I have at home to review. Novo Fogo is a relative [...]

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Caipirinha

August 15, 2011
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It’s the national drink of Brazil, made with their national spirit, and it’s internationally awesome. Caipirinha 2 oz Cachaça 2 tsp Sugar Slices of 1 lime Combine all in a glass and muddle limes thoroughly. Add ice and stir (optionally toss in a shaker). What do you do when you have a sugarcane based spirit? [...]

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Mixology Monday: Ginger – The Drink

June 16, 2009

Mixology Monday stares me down in the face again, and this month I’ve foolishly agreed to be the host of our monthly cocktail party.  I figured I’d throw out a drink submission of my own, however, before my own deadline expired and I was forced to break my own rules. This month’s Mixology Monday theme, [...]

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Rum Review: Cabana Cachaca

April 19, 2008

Since I started down this adventurous path of rum blogging several months ago, a goodly number of people have asked me, “Why, Dood?  Why do you blog about rum?” It’s a fair question.  I think I started for two reasons:  1. It’s fun and 2. Because occasionally you can get free stuff.  So imagine my [...]

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