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<blockquote data-quote="Dark Hermit" data-source="post: 4542823" data-attributes="member: 79843"><p>Hello there.</p><p></p><p>I'll see if I can help...</p><p></p><p>1) First, it's not "caçacha", it's "cachaça". Just a minor correction.</p><p>Now, on the alcohol... Sagatiba is a good cachaça. I like it. Optimum I have never heard of, so it's either exportation-type thing or not made in Brazil, and in this last case, I wouldn't recommend it. The best cachaças are the ones made by small-scale producers, rather than industrial-scale stuff, but I don't think you'll have any luck finding it in the UK. Maybe if you try stores specialized in imported booze. The best cachaça I've ever had was one that didn't even have a brand - it was more like a homemade brew, produced by a small producer in Paraty, a small city near Rio de Janeiro. But Sagatiba isn't all bad - at least I find it a lot better than most big brands around here.</p><p>You could also put vodka in your caipirinha rather than cachaça. It's somekind of a modern variation from the original caipirinha. We also call it "caipiroska", but it's more of a slang than a real name. If you have some really good vodka there, you should try it. It's the same thing, but with vodka instead of cachaça. Tastes good.</p><p>I have seen other variations, but none I would really recommend.</p><p>Oh, and about the fruit variation, the original caipirinha is with lime, but yeah, tehre are many variations using maracujá, pineaple and other fruit. Try it with strawberries.</p><p></p><p>2) The original caipirinha uses refined cane sugar, the white one. It's actually the common sugar in Brazil, the other types are sort of rare. If you can't find it, I think brown sugar and muscovada can do it.</p><p></p><p>3) Cinnamon, good one. That "best cachaça I've had" I mentioned in item 1 was cinnamon-flavoured. Other than that, I don't have any recommendations. But I would prefer it with no spice.</p><p>Since you're in the UK, you could try using some of those plants you use for making tea. You've got great ones there. You could just mix it with the lime and then add the cachaça. If you pick the right tea, it will taste delicious. Just if you put more tea than lime, it's not caipirinha anymore (but who cares, as long as it's a good drink).</p><p></p><p>4) I don't like it, but many people do - you could make a caipirinha using "sake", that Japanese booze made of rice. Some people love it, but I would rather go for the original caipirinha instead.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I hope I gave you some ideas.</p><p>Have a nice drink.</p><p></p><p>Bye.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dark Hermit, post: 4542823, member: 79843"] Hello there. I'll see if I can help... 1) First, it's not "caçacha", it's "cachaça". Just a minor correction. Now, on the alcohol... Sagatiba is a good cachaça. I like it. Optimum I have never heard of, so it's either exportation-type thing or not made in Brazil, and in this last case, I wouldn't recommend it. The best cachaças are the ones made by small-scale producers, rather than industrial-scale stuff, but I don't think you'll have any luck finding it in the UK. Maybe if you try stores specialized in imported booze. The best cachaça I've ever had was one that didn't even have a brand - it was more like a homemade brew, produced by a small producer in Paraty, a small city near Rio de Janeiro. But Sagatiba isn't all bad - at least I find it a lot better than most big brands around here. You could also put vodka in your caipirinha rather than cachaça. It's somekind of a modern variation from the original caipirinha. We also call it "caipiroska", but it's more of a slang than a real name. If you have some really good vodka there, you should try it. It's the same thing, but with vodka instead of cachaça. Tastes good. I have seen other variations, but none I would really recommend. Oh, and about the fruit variation, the original caipirinha is with lime, but yeah, tehre are many variations using maracujá, pineaple and other fruit. Try it with strawberries. 2) The original caipirinha uses refined cane sugar, the white one. It's actually the common sugar in Brazil, the other types are sort of rare. If you can't find it, I think brown sugar and muscovada can do it. 3) Cinnamon, good one. That "best cachaça I've had" I mentioned in item 1 was cinnamon-flavoured. Other than that, I don't have any recommendations. But I would prefer it with no spice. Since you're in the UK, you could try using some of those plants you use for making tea. You've got great ones there. You could just mix it with the lime and then add the cachaça. If you pick the right tea, it will taste delicious. Just if you put more tea than lime, it's not caipirinha anymore (but who cares, as long as it's a good drink). 4) I don't like it, but many people do - you could make a caipirinha using "sake", that Japanese booze made of rice. Some people love it, but I would rather go for the original caipirinha instead. I hope I gave you some ideas. Have a nice drink. Bye. [/QUOTE]
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