Cocktail Hour: What's Your Poison?

[OhioBeachBum]

Although I usually don't like anything touching my vodka, I may have to try one of your olives. Yum!

You'll want to be careful - drop it in gently so you don't bruise the wodka.

 

[newyorker]

My best drink for sitting on the beach at Seagrove at sunset is a Caipirinha made with Cachaca from the liquor store next to Publix--they had the best cachaca I've ever found (a brand "Ypioca"--I carefully carried the bottle back home with me on the plane to NY this year ).
Use good fresh limes (never use bottled lime juice of any kind), and roll them around first before juicing them. They stay in the glass with the booze (I use 2 jiggers), plus superfine sugar and crushed ice. I make these here at home too for around the pool--

yum!

 

[southof30A]

My best drink for sitting on the beach at Seagrove at sunset is a Caipirinha made with Cachaca from the liquor store next to Publix--they had the best cachaca I've ever found (a brand "Ypioca"--I carefully carried the bottle back home with me on the plane to NY this year ).
Use good fresh limes (never use bottled lime juice of any kind), and roll them around first before juicing them. They stay in the glass with the booze (I use 2 jiggers), plus superfine sugar and crushed ice. I make these here at home too for around the pool--

yum!

For us southern boys, please explain what you just said.

 

[Mermaid]

I was just going to ask the same thing. I thought I knew my drinks (I certainly know that liquor store) but this is a new one to me, too. :roll:

 

[Smiling JOe]

"Cachaca is Brazilian liquor made from

distilled sugar cane juice. While rum is

distilled from molasses, cachaca is

distilled directly from the juice of the

unrefined sugar cane. Before

distillation, the juice ferments in a

wood or copper container for three

weeks, and is then boiled down three

times to a concentrate. Cachaca is

always distilled in such a way that the

scent of sugar cane and inimitable

flavor typical of rum are retained."

 

[Paula]

My best drink for sitting on the beach at Seagrove at sunset is a Caipirinha made with Cachaca from the liquor store next to Publix--they had the best cachaca I've ever found (a brand "Ypioca"--I carefully carried the bottle back home with me on the plane to NY this year ).
Use good fresh limes (never use bottled lime juice of any kind), and roll them around first before juicing them. They stay in the glass with the booze (I use 2 jiggers), plus superfine sugar and crushed ice. I make these here at home too for around the pool--

yum!

Ahhh, Caipirinha - delicious. I had been thinking about making some of these at the beach but haven't gotten around to it (haven't had a Caipirinha in about 5 years). It's pretty much the national drink of Brazil. I'll break open the bottle of Cachaca and try out a few Caipirinhas this week.

 

[newyorker]

try them with Key limes--lots more squeezing, but they are fantastic.
For those of you who've never tried this drink--you cut limes into quarters or even 1/8ths and juice them, but they stay in the glass. Muddle the juice and the limes with superfine sugar, add two jiggers of cachaca, mix well, add crushed ice and enjoy. Great with fish for dinner or any Brazilian or other spicy Latin American food too.

 

[Mermaid]

Pimms Cup (homemade version)

3 parts vermouth
2 parts gin
1 part Cointreau
1 part Angustura bitters
1 part port

Serve over cracked ice. Tastes delicious and packs a punch.

 

[CastlesOfSand]

I'll call this one a Blue-Tini:

Tito's Vodka (Handmade in Texas ) You can pick your Vodka just make it a good one.

POM (Pomegranate Blueberry juice) found in the grocery store produce section.

I like to use a shaker with ice and a frosted martini glass. Add fresh blueberries, (as many as you like) their good for you!!!

Happy sippin! You will probably want another one right away!!

I'm glad it's Friday!!!

 

[kathydwells]

I'll call this one a Blue-Tini:

Tito's Vodka (Handmade in Texas ) You can pick your Vodka just make it a good one.

POM (Pomegranate Blueberry juice) found in the grocery store produce section.

I like to use a shaker with ice and a frosted martini glass. Add fresh blueberries, (as many as you like) their good for you!!!

Happy sippin! You will probably want another one right away!!

I'm glad it's Friday!!!

YUM!!!! I think I could forgo the Coors Light for one of these. Happy Friday!!!!