Cocktails with Cachaça : Quentão (Hot Stuff)

 Quentão, which means "very hot" or "big hot one", is a hot Brazilian drink made of cachaça  and spices. It is often served during Festa Junina. The sugar is first caramelized with the spices, ginger and the peels. This mixture is then boiled with water for 10 minutes. The cachaça is added and boiled for another 5 minutes.

It is very common in southernmost parts of Brazil to substitute the primary ingredient of Quentão, cachaça, for red wine, due to this region being the largest wine producer in Brazil.

Type     

Cocktail
 

Primary alcohol by volume     
    * Wine
    * Cachaça

Served     

Hot
 

Standard garnish     

citrus peel
 

Standard drinkware     
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Mug
 

Commonly used ingredients     
    * 1 part cachaça
    * 1 part water
    * Sugar to taste
    * Peel of two oranges and a lime
    * Cloves, cinnamon and ginger to taste

Preparation     

caramelize the sugar with the spices and peels, then add the liquids. Boil for a few minutes then serve hot.