Cocktails with Cachaça : Leite de Onça (Jaguar Milk)

Leite de onça (Jaguar milk) is a cold Brazilian drink made of cachaça  and condensed milk. It is very sweet and has a very suave scent that evokes the homely atmosphere of a Festa Junina. It is not easy to replace the ingredients and achieve a similar result because its taste is very peculiar.

It is usually served cold, in plain mugs, without garnish (though often cinnamon or chocolate powder is sprinkled over) so that it looks like milk at a first glance.

 

Type     

Cocktail
 

Primary alcohol by volume         * Cachaça

Served     

Neat; undiluted and without ice
 

Standard garnish     

cinnamon or chocolate (optional)
Standard drinkware     

mug (preferably a non-transparent one)
 

Commonly used ingredients    
    * 1 part cachaça
    * 1 part milk
    * 1 part cocoa liqueur
    * 1/2 part of condensed milk

Preparation     

mix the condensed milk and the milk until they blend together. Add cachaça and let it rest. Add cocoa licor when it's ready to serve

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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.

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Cocktails with Cachaça : Caju Amigo

Caju Amigo, also known as Cajuzinho (Little Cashew), is a Brazilian drink made of cachaça  and cashew  juice. In some places, a slice of cashew is put in the drinker's mouth and chewed without swallowing, and a shot of cachaça is drunk straight, swallowing the fruit and the drink at the same time.

Type     

Cocktail
 

Primary alcohol by volume    
    * Cachaça

Served     

Neat; undiluted and without ice
 

Standard garnish     

Slice of cashew
 

Standard drinkware    
 

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Shot glass
 

Commonly used ingredients    
    * 1 part cachaça
    * 1 slice of cashew, or 1 part cashew juice

Preparation     

The slice is placed on the tongue and chased by the shot of cachaça. Or the two ingredients are mixed in a shot glass and served straight.

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