Where some variations of a Caipirinha go to great extremes, the Chi-Town Consolation Caipirinha is one of the more simple tweaks on the popular drink. The blackberries bring in a nice touch of extra fruit that mixes well with the lime and cachaça. The other slight difference is that this drink is sweetened with a honey simple syrup rather than the plain syrup commonly used.
The Chi-Town Consolation Caipirinha was created in 2009 by Leblon Cachaca as a "consolation" drink inspired by Chicago, one of the runner up cities for hosting the 2016 Olympics.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 oz Leblon Cachaça
- 6 blackberries
- 1 lime wedge
- 1 oz. of honey simple syrup (4 parts honey to one part hot water)
- 2 sprigs of mint
Preparation:
- Place blackberries, lime wedge, and honey simple syrup into a shaker.
- Gently muddle fruit in shaker for 10-15 seconds, extracting juice from blackberries and lime wheels.
- Add Leblon Cachaça.
- Fill rocks glass to the top with crushed ice.
- Add 6 blueberries.
- Shake or stir, mixing thoroughly to combine all ingredients.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
