I spent half of the day baking some cookies (recipe will come, stay tuned) around 5 o’clock my better half called asking about my plans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, I told him I had no plans, and I didn’t feel too sociable to go out. So he was a bit bummed, but we Brazilians are very quickly to improvise specially when party and cocktails are concerned. I love Margaritas but I found myself in a “pickle” situation. I didn’t have any Tequila or Coronas to whip up a Mexican fiesta. So I did this Caipiroska with pomegranate juice and it was lovely. (The pomegranate was to convince myself that it was a ‘good for you’ drink). Usually caipiroskas are made with limes in Brazil, but it was nice with lemons too.
For one glass:
- 1 Lemon
- 1tablespoon sugar
- Pomegranate juice
- Vodka (Preferably ‘Ciroc” Vodka)
- 1 Rock Glass (8 Oz.)
- Ice cubes
- Cocktail shaker
- Slice lemon into ½ Inch wheels
- Cut the lemon wheels into quarters
- Fill ¼ glass with lemon quarters and sugar
- Muddle the lemon and sugar until sugar is dissolved
- Fill glass with ice cubes all the way to the top
- Then fill glass with vodka and leave 1 or 2 fingers for the pomegranate juice. Shake well and serve with a lemon wheel.
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I loved that so much that we are celebrating seis de mayo, sete de mayo…. It’s yummy.
I could almost dive into that caipiroska…with my mouth wide open. You obviously did a great job of improvising for the occasion! The pomegranate juice sounds like a nice addition. And of course all that vodka doesn’t hurt either!
I’m a bit late with this, unfortunately, but I hope you guys had a great Cinco de Mayo!
Thanks Sophie, I loved your chocolate orange mug, sounds yummy
What a lovely drink! Love it! I just stumbleled onto your beaty of a blog & I am glad that I did! Lovely pictut-res, recipes & drawings!!
Thanks Erica, and that’s a blessing and a curse because sometimes things go very sour in Brazil, but some people are too distracted partying to notice. Oh well!! Can’t have everything right?
In colombia when we have to improvise anything with alcohol………it is not a problem!
In South America, we make excuses to party. Your drink looks delicious!
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