The National Drink of Brazil | How to Drink

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  • @howtodrink
    @howtodrink  5 ปีที่แล้ว +127

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    • @spike0712
      @spike0712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Something you'll be happy to hear: the "Aracuan" actually is a bird. It's the speckled chachalaca (promise I'm not making it up); or Aracuã in Portuguese.

    • @Tomyas663
      @Tomyas663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Love all the episodes! Really hope I'll never have to drink that old garlic mix here in Portugal :D

    • @josephlittlepage9510
      @josephlittlepage9510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So I'm a huge fan and recently concocted a mixed drink (or hope I did I dont know if it exists) it is fruity and sweet
      1/2 oz absinthe
      2 oz vodka
      2oz cherry simple syrup
      1oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
      (Shaken with ice then strained into glass without ice)
      Add 5 or so ounces of Sprite and stir.
      Garnished with (icecream sunday) cherries and a lemon skin cut to form wing shapes
      It's called the red spriggen (play on words cause spriggens are fairies)

    • @castaway7783
      @castaway7783 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How To Drink you should do a scorpion bowl

    • @landphil7535
      @landphil7535 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I found it tasted like a liquid limey jolly rancher, but we used Leblon. Novo Fogo is the best as I am told, especially the barrel aged one.

  • @TheLordG9
    @TheLordG9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I'm an authentic Brazilian bartender, and man, your caipirinha is perfect, exactly the same as we do here in Brazil, congratulations!

    • @blackE1114
      @blackE1114 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol whut

  • @eduardoantonio6563
    @eduardoantonio6563 4 ปีที่แล้ว +558

    Fun fact: If you ask 50 brazilians how to make a capirinha you'll get 50 different recipes.

    • @PrincessNebbia
      @PrincessNebbia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      mine is different and is very good, but I admit it has to have the "official" one

    • @rickmaia964
      @rickmaia964 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      é verdade

    • @Brunoenribeiro
      @Brunoenribeiro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      48° brasileiro, chegando aqui só pra concordar hahahahahh

    • @officerfriendly5918
      @officerfriendly5918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have had it with mint olives and chilies in it. Outstanding

    • @asadisticchicken9262
      @asadisticchicken9262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Unless you ask 50 children, and you'll just get 50 confused looks

  • @evek3689
    @evek3689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2916

    Cachaça (with a ç) is pronounced "kah-shah-suh"
    edit: ffs I summoned every single Brazilian on the internet to explain how to pronounce Cachaça on this comment section

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  5 ปีที่แล้ว +328

      Take it up with google!

    • @Markusbloodpet
      @Markusbloodpet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

      @@howtodrink I did. Evek is right.

    • @JMMurray203
      @JMMurray203 5 ปีที่แล้ว +257

      Or how I pronounce it to annoy my Brazilian wife... SHIKAKA!

    • @Graemyr
      @Graemyr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +146

      @@howtodrink You spelled it wrong! There's a cedilla on the c.

    • @Moheeheeko
      @Moheeheeko 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      the only reason i know how to say it is because of the 3 Sheets episode when Zane went to Rio.

  • @chicoarraes
    @chicoarraes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +530

    You have summoned Brazilians to the comment section , enjoy..
    Also: please com to Brazil!

    • @DrFranklynAnderson
      @DrFranklynAnderson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      chicoarraes **samba intensifies**

    • @sikeskrskr
      @sikeskrskr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nós fomos conjurados.

    • @choque44
      @choque44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      falou em cachaça e caipirinha os brazuca aparece na hora

    • @AfonsoEGM
      @AfonsoEGM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      é aqui que tão falando de caipirinha? bora fazer um churrasco depois da quarentena

    • @EtoSSS
      @EtoSSS 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ele fez batido... o negocio eh montado

  • @caioodv
    @caioodv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +482

    I'm brazillian, it's cachaÇa as others pointed out. The caipirinha is great, but there's always a controversy if it should be shaken or just mixed, purists would say it's just mixed, but I don't care, if the drink you like is in the glass...

    • @ironbooze2937
      @ironbooze2937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've never seen it shakes to this day, but I have no say in this, I often sub white rum :P

    • @TheBrothergreen
      @TheBrothergreen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you don't shake, there's no liquid in the drink. It's just rum and sugar'd lime. You'd be serving the glass 2/3rds empty.

    • @leonardoulian764
      @leonardoulian764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It so much better when shaken

    • @leonardoulian764
      @leonardoulian764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TheBrothergreen no because it is not strained, all the ice comes in. But I find it so much better shaken.

    • @rflsaf
      @rflsaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@@TheBrothergreen another tip is to not drink righ after muddling, you need to wait the ice defrost a little, this will make a huge difference on the drink...

  • @RicardoSPaixao
    @RicardoSPaixao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Tip: You should add the lime before dropping the sugar, so when you muddle it the sugar Scrapes limonene off the lime peels.

    • @0k0sMrHazard
      @0k0sMrHazard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can also drop the lime wedges skin down and you'd have the same scraping effect. I usually muddle onto the flesh of the lime so the skin would be pushing down or a bit to the side. In any case I think muddling with sugar should extract a fair amount of essential oils.

  • @dreamingwolf8382
    @dreamingwolf8382 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1204

    New title for the show:
    Language is hard so let’s just drink

    • @leoparreiras9518
      @leoparreiras9518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thats a nice idea!

    • @sikeskrskr
      @sikeskrskr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bom ponto.

    • @uxoa8551
      @uxoa8551 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      vdd mano, eu moro aq e não sei

    • @canvasPerdido
      @canvasPerdido 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@uxoa8551 kkkk this man fala inglês man...

  • @markfletcher4605
    @markfletcher4605 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Thank you for finally doing a show on one of my all time favorite drinks - yes, yes, yes! I have visited Brazil many times and always love this drink. Note that no matter how you prepare it, you will never match what the street vendors on the beach in Rio can do. There are different types of cachaca, make sure you are using a young (clear) cachaca, not the aged (dark) cachaca. Get real Brazilian cachaca, not rum from another country. The center core of limes can impart a bitter flavor, so cut the center white part out while quartering. Brazilian ice comes from water that is somewhat basic, so try to use basic water rather than slightly acidic water. If you water is acidic for making ice, then dilute the drink slightly with a basic still (no gas) mineral water. Also note that the ambient heat and humidity in Brazil will cause the ice to melt quickly, which is part of the flavor. If you are making this in a cold environment, consider diluting the drink slightly with appropriate mineral water (see above) for the absolute proper flavor. Although straws are evil from the environmental point of view and forbidden in some locations, this is a drink that is absolutely best sipped through a fine cocktail straw, which you can use to stir to aid in the dilution.

    • @fauberkaupfmann982
      @fauberkaupfmann982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You wont see this, but the "secret" is 51 pirassununga, which us a 51% alcohol based cachaça, the cheapest and most popular cachaça in brazil. And i agree with you. The way they do it on the beach is unmatchable, and its like less than 2 dollars, i think.

  • @zimeron1
    @zimeron1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +905

    Anthony Bourdain in reference to this drink: "One drink: not sure I like that. Two drinks: actually that's pretty good. Three drinks: where are my pants?"

    • @AlexandreNishikawa
      @AlexandreNishikawa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      wasn't this for the negroni? haha

    • @pcan27
      @pcan27 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      where can i find this

    • @JakobKaine_BrickJAK
      @JakobKaine_BrickJAK 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Seeing as my first experience with this drink was during Carnival in Brazil ... that description is FAR TOO ACCURATE.

    • @francisphenry
      @francisphenry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Doesn't matter if you're 80 or 800 pounds. Two is the limit.

    • @raphael140689
      @raphael140689 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      miss him

  • @brunofranzini74
    @brunofranzini74 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    You can't imagine how happy I was when I saw that Greg was making Caipirinhas! Beside his hard time with pronunciation (it's actually super hard for non-latin language speakers to say it) he did a really good job. Although, I don't shake my Caipirinhas I just stir them. Nice job, guys!

  • @ArgKnoxville86
    @ArgKnoxville86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Saw the title, clicked faster than anything in my life. THIS was the drink that got me into bartending! I was obsessed with all the Caipirinhas and all their variables! It is such a versatile simple and fun drink! YES! YES!!

  • @pedroemo5477
    @pedroemo5477 5 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    I love how he's murmuring Garota de Ipanema at the beginning, as a Brazilian, this is epic.

    • @nicolassantos5107
      @nicolassantos5107 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tom jobim tem cada música

    • @GenericHandle01
      @GenericHandle01 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      My wife turned me on to that, it's great!

    • @ZAM42069
      @ZAM42069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah “the girl from impanema” is popular here as well frank sinatra made it very popular back in the day

  • @lukastherien6781
    @lukastherien6781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    I saw the title and knew you were gonna have a tough time pronouncing everything haha. Brazilian guys at my work have always pronounced it “cashasa” not sure why google is steering you wrong

    • @BillyTheBranco1
      @BillyTheBranco1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      It's not a c, it's a ç, so google gets confused. Cachaça (kah-SHA-ssa)

    • @MySpaceBarsBroken0o
      @MySpaceBarsBroken0o 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@BillyTheBranco1 He also has the pronunciation set to American which probably doesn't help.

    • @noname_atall
      @noname_atall 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      two reasons,
      1. the second c is not a simple c, it have diacritical below (Ç), which means the c should be a soft c, like the two S's in saSSAfras.
      2. greg asked google to pronounce the word in (US) american pronunciation, nor Brasilian Portuguese pronunciation;.

    • @Darkfyre755
      @Darkfyre755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's because he spelled it wrong

    • @TheBloggi
      @TheBloggi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@noname_atall rookie mistake. Probably found out about google yesterday.

  • @FernandoNSalgado
    @FernandoNSalgado 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    As a native brazilian, who worked as bartender and drinks a lot, I can say the only mistake you made was the pronouce of the word "cachaça". It's more like "caXAsa" then "ka cha ka", but besides that, you nailed it. It's strange to be in this channel not to learn, but to explain something.
    I particulary, at home, use simple syrup instead of sugar, and sometimes I also use some carboneted drink to make volume (like some ice vodka, soda pop or something like that.)
    You can also use vodka or sake instead of cachaça, then you call it caipiroska or sakeroska. I really recomend the sake one. Here we also exchange the fruit. Lime, lemon, orange, strawberry, jabuticaba, watermellon, kiwi. Have a good juice, you can use it. I would love to taste a blueberry or cherry one (there is no blueberry and cherrys in Brazil)
    Keep the awesome work my dude!

    • @titaa56
      @titaa56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Actually maybe three mistakes though.
      1. His wrong Cachaça pronunciation. Kah-shaa-Suh
      2. He should have cut ends of lime and middle white center of the lime because that adds bitterness to the drink
      3. He adds all ingredients in and shakes all at same time. The last ingredient he should have add was the Cachaça AFTER shaking all other ingredients first.

    • @gustavoaffonso8942
      @gustavoaffonso8942 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Credentials: I drink a lot xD

    • @scoobiusmaximus9508
      @scoobiusmaximus9508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@titaa56 What would he even be shaking at that point? Just lime, sugar, and ice. I doubt you would get the sugar to even dissolve in that amount of liquid, the result would just be beating up an already muddled lime some more.

    • @Brunoenribeiro
      @Brunoenribeiro 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@titaa56 brazilian from the future. *PLEASE* take off lime's white parts. Caipirinha is a sweet, summerish, easy-to-drink cocktail. Doesn't add bitterness to it. Bitterness belong to a lot of another drinks, but not Caipirinha. It embraces sweetness and easy pleasure 💖🇧🇷 it represents a easy afternoon at the beach: lush sun and calm sea breeze while beautiful people just live their lives. Brazil is effortlessly beautiful. Caipirinha represents it.

  • @NoahTheDude420
    @NoahTheDude420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I dont really drink but as someone who is really into the culinary arts, this series has made me appreciate the taste of cocktails and spirits, thanks!

  • @RJEvans44
    @RJEvans44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The wife has been singing "Copa, Copacabana..." all week and her squeal hit a previously unheard note when you also started singing it.
    Also thank you, this is my brothers favorite drink and he has many beautiful stories from it.

  • @LordRunolfrUlfsson
    @LordRunolfrUlfsson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +187

    (6:15) The computer gave you the wrong pronunciation because you did not spell the word correctly. The "ç" near the end has a different sound than a regular "c".

    • @angryyogbuscus1578
      @angryyogbuscus1578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It also used the "American pronounciation"

  • @alexcharette6529
    @alexcharette6529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    My guy, when you see the little curve under the c 'ç' in French and portuguese, it means it's pronounced like an 's'. Cheers from Montreal!

    • @Perririri
      @Perririri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ç would sound like the Hungarian *SZ*

    • @JOhnDoe-nl4wj
      @JOhnDoe-nl4wj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Perririri as if anyone outside of Hungary knows an hungarian SZ

    • @throwawayidiot6451
      @throwawayidiot6451 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JOhnDoe-nl4wj Jesus

    • @CorvusCorone68
      @CorvusCorone68 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JOhnDoe-nl4wj Alex just said how to pronounce the c with the curve under it, and thus one could infer how to pronounce the SZ

    • @JOhnDoe-nl4wj
      @JOhnDoe-nl4wj 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CorvusCorone68 it's okay, dude. what alex said was understandable. however and hungarian SZ? I coulda say it's pronounced like a germanic ß (called "sz") which would help precisely noone except german speakers

  • @Tdavisreed9489
    @Tdavisreed9489 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Oooh, my favorite all-time drink!
    By the way, that peanut butter note you're getting is actually more of a texture thing where the natural cane syrup texture of the cachaça is blending with the oils from the lime peel and highlights the slight lime peel bitterness combined with the sweetness of the alcohol and sugar.
    There is definitely an excellent balance of sweet/tart/bitter combined with the slightly creamy but sublimely refreshing and fresh smooth liquid texture that makes this drink so phenomenal.

  • @vierchristopher
    @vierchristopher 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m brazilian, and we usually stir the drink. Today I tried and had to come back and say to everybody that we were wrong. Believe it or not, but shaking makes a difference. Just one thing we do also different, for that amount of lemon, we usually put a little more of cachaça or vodka for those who don’t like cachaça. Never said anything before, but your channel is the best on drinks in my opinion.

  • @flammablewater1755
    @flammablewater1755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1189

    "Butcher" the language implies some skill in dismantling it. You blindly hacked at it with a machete.

    • @pablofreitasmachado8076
      @pablofreitasmachado8076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Lol

    • @aspektx
      @aspektx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Now can we pronounce 'machète' properly?

    • @flammablewater1755
      @flammablewater1755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@aspektx I have been ever since the Machète movie came out. "Oh, I've been saying it wrong the whole time?"

    • @Sean-no3zv
      @Sean-no3zv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aspektx no one cares about your mucky-muck language

    • @Kennyselman
      @Kennyselman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's an insult to butchering with a machete, this is using a chainsaw on every limb, with bone splinters flying everywhere, including into your eyes

  • @martyjfox
    @martyjfox 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After watching half of this I immediatley ran to the store to get lime. I have a Cachaca 51 unopened in my storage for 2 years but never got a chance to open it. Poured myself one of these and it was great while enjoying the sunset. Thanks!

  • @tripledot6758
    @tripledot6758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    This guy have best kinda bar "ish" song background in history

    • @enticingFicus
      @enticingFicus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Triple Dot -I completely agree. It works with every drink he makes

    • @tripledot6758
      @tripledot6758 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@enticingFicus yeah dude

    • @Spaceman2484
      @Spaceman2484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Triple Dot Agreed, but I wish he would save it for just certain sections. Listening to it the whole episode every single time is getting annoying

    • @leonardoulian764
      @leonardoulian764 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @MMM M ainda assim a caipirinha batida fica muito melhor... Sempre faço assim agora

    • @ghostcraft9343
      @ghostcraft9343 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I totally agree

  • @stephane.foisy.186
    @stephane.foisy.186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was introduce to this drink during an Xmas party many years back. It is now my goto Xmas cocktail. 😋

  • @barrett8637
    @barrett8637 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    My favorite Brazilian steakhouse uses a rocks glass which fits a boston shaker tin, and makes them tableside.
    They put the lime in the glass, then the sugar, then muddle, then pour cachaca and ice into shaker tin, and shake.
    So you could even build it in the glass, if you want.

  • @eosa
    @eosa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Came for the cachaca (been reviewing rum-style drinks recently); stayed for the nostalgia-powered 3 Caballeros references! So great dude

  • @acevenchurro8716
    @acevenchurro8716 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    i just got back from a uni-study in brazil and honestly these things got me through the insane heat

    • @renankf14
      @renankf14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ace Venchurro alakka fair enough

  • @rotaloco30
    @rotaloco30 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Works well with Vodka too! And you can use some other fruit like Strawberries. Also, the reason the computer gave you that pronunciation is because there actually a special type of 'c' in portuguese with a little tail called a "cedilha", which makes it supposed to be pronounced like an S.
    History Lesson: The reason cachaça and sugar are so prevalent in this drink is because in colonial times, sugar cane was one of the prime plants cultivated in Brazil, especially in the northern region. A "Caipira" is slang for someone who works the fields, and since there were a lot of sugar cane fields, the name became associated with them.

    • @zequiel3057
      @zequiel3057 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's called caipirosca if you go with vodka

    • @joolucass5
      @joolucass5 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@zequiel3057 and caipifruta if you put other fruits

  • @DarkLunarShadow
    @DarkLunarShadow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Someone else remembers the Three Caballeros! I got so excited when I recognized that silly bird on the thumbnail. He was my favorite of the three.

  • @mysticfakir2029
    @mysticfakir2029 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I watched this then found myself in the car driving to buy a bottle of Cachaca and a bag of limes.
    Its summer here in Australia and its hot. A summery drink fit the bill and this did not disappoint. Its cold and zesty. A limeade with a kick, perfect for the season.
    Thanks Greg for introducing me to this one.

  • @itsyunome
    @itsyunome 5 ปีที่แล้ว +697

    I will only take this kind of abuse of my mother tongue for you, Greg.

    • @kooliokrash2579
      @kooliokrash2579 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh the irony ;)

    • @Theigorsch
      @Theigorsch 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right? Also, wrong intel

    • @gabergabe223
      @gabergabe223 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I forgive him. Only this once.

    • @EvadoCouto
      @EvadoCouto 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      YC lmao same

    • @regularusername5516
      @regularusername5516 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Portugues Is such a difficult language to understand to people who don't speak other similar language

  • @Justin_Alfeche
    @Justin_Alfeche 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I never think to pick up a bottle of cachaca when I'm at the store, but I got one of these at a Brazilian steakhouse before. Delicious. Like a better mojito almost.

    • @gdawgs101
      @gdawgs101 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ehh, mint is a huge part of the flavor of a mojito. It's closer to a cachaça margarita in my opinion. They are damn tasty though!

  • @clathtube4244
    @clathtube4244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    as a brazilian viewer: very nice episode! We also do some variations of this drink such as "caipirosca", in which you just use vodka instead of cachaça and the "caipirissimo", in which you use rum instead of cachaça. All of them are great! Keep up the great work. Cheers from Brasil!

  • @JosephQuillen
    @JosephQuillen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I LOVE your original recipes, but I'm so glad to see you come back to this classic!

  • @guilchaves
    @guilchaves 5 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS SHOW FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS WAITING FOR THIS DRINK

    • @saber1epee0
      @saber1epee0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I love the idea that you were just going over to young-greg's house in 1999, years before youtube, and just having him explain drinks at you.

    • @angrypastabrewing
      @angrypastabrewing 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      TH-cam started at 2006

  • @guilhermegabarra
    @guilhermegabarra 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Happy to see the caipirinha in your show!
    Two things worth pointing out:
    -some bars will remove the central portion of the lime to tone down on the bitterness. This is particularly useful if the fruit is too ripe.
    - the peanut butter you tasted might not be out of place. Some cachaça age in different woods, and peanut is amongst the most Noble!
    Great show, keep it up!

  • @itsyunome
    @itsyunome 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    And though it is, grammatically, a diminutive of caipira ('hillbilly'), I don't think there's much of a relation. Caipirinha is a Beach drink, and our caipiras are everywhere but the beach :)

    • @titaa56
      @titaa56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmfaoo

    • @mesterorange8181
      @mesterorange8181 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There is relation cause as times pass by things that comes from other words, even being diminutives they can pretty much gain it's own meaning and most things history happen like that! There is more to It, but this is a Quick explanation

  • @monovision566
    @monovision566 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is my favorite summer cocktail. Glad you got around to it!

  • @josephlittlepage9510
    @josephlittlepage9510 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So I'm a huge fan and recently concocted a mixed drink (or hope I did I dont know if it exists) it is fruity and sweet
    1/2 oz absinthe
    2 oz vodka
    2oz cherry simple syrup
    1oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
    (Shaken with ice then strained into glass without ice)
    Add 5 or so ounces of Sprite and stir.
    Garnished with (icecream sunday) cherries and a lemon skin cut to form wing shapes
    It's called the red spriggen (play on words cause spriggens are fairies and the whole green fairy thing)

  • @george7007
    @george7007 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I recently heard of this drink, I went and bought a bottle of cachaca, and I am now obsessively in love with this cocktail

  • @SStarwind
    @SStarwind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is definitely one of best cocktails ever. It's so good.

  • @michaelbeaumier6153
    @michaelbeaumier6153 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear after finding your channel I can’t stop binge watching. Something about the slow motion pour I guess. It’s great! Very envious of your friends when the come for drinks at your place. Keep up the fantastic work!

  • @goatlegend2396
    @goatlegend2396 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Tasting notes: "Nice lawn!" Exactly what I look for in a drink now I just have to try it!

  • @mattg.7897
    @mattg.7897 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make a version of this every day. My mom picked it up from a bartender in Cuba. I muddle one whole lime and two tablespoons unrefined cane sugar, add three or so ounces of white rum, ice....shake....pour....consume. They’re tasty

  • @MythicFool
    @MythicFool 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The Caipirinha is my favorite cocktail to drink and make. I generally use only 1/2 lime, personally. But the lime is very pronounced in this drink, and the sugar does help cut the tart bite.

  • @PleaseSpellRight
    @PleaseSpellRight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Absolutely ecstatic that you're making my favourite drink! It's just so refreshing, not too sweet and not too sharp!

  • @lovelywolff
    @lovelywolff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Aquarela do Brasil by Joao Gilberto - such a good song (rest in peace Joao)

    • @titaa56
      @titaa56 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The BEST song ever!!!💗👌

  • @erggml1887
    @erggml1887 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love what Anthony Bourdain had to say about this drink. I am eager to make it for a hot summer day.
    I hope to enjoy this as much as the host did, and as much as Mr. Bourdain did.

  • @bernardodias7160
    @bernardodias7160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    it is pronounced "ca-shas-sa". the letter "ç" sounds like "s". purists never shake the drink, because it is meant to be assembled and stirred - however, many people agree that it tastes better when shaken. also, the word is "aguardente", with an "r". it means "burning water".

  • @IverJ
    @IverJ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ok, watching this at work - just loudly snort/laughed at the "bad cork!" bit. World has gone mad, and we can come here be entertained, get a good laugh, and learn a little something about a cocktail or two. Cheers, Greg - keep us smiling.

  • @reuz5462
    @reuz5462 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    A favorite of the late Anthony Bourdain, RIP to him and thank you for this episode :)

    • @0d138
      @0d138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yep, the world is a little less awesome without that dude...

  • @Liftedkilt
    @Liftedkilt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my favorite drinks of all time. It is always a hit. Ihave always seen them made with demerara sugar though. My friend Chris Stanley introduced me to those.

  • @kyleserfass4455
    @kyleserfass4455 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    How appropriate that this came out the day that Bossa Nova king Joao Gilberto passed away. RIP to a legend. I suggest you enjoy this drink while listening to the great album Getz/Gilberto.

    • @titaa56
      @titaa56 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Respect. 💗👌

  • @d9641
    @d9641 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About to make my first drink tomorrow since turning 21! Was planning on a caipiroska, glad to get some pointers. Love the show!

  • @BielG136
    @BielG136 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey! A fan from Brasil here!
    There's a tipical brazillian combo you should try (it's not actually a cocktail but it would be pretty fun to watch you try it)
    Have a dose of cachaça and a lemon on the table, and put some salt on the back of your hand.
    First drink the dose of cachaça,
    Then lick the salt out of your hand
    Then suck the juice right out of the lemon.
    Each step makes you go through a tasty and emotional trip

  • @TheNosyarg13
    @TheNosyarg13 5 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    This week on How to Speak: kachaka. Kachaka? Haatchkhkcka

  • @jameshaulenbeek5931
    @jameshaulenbeek5931 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a wonderful drink! Very refreshing.
    The way I've always had it was with thinly sliced lime muddled in the glass with sugar, ice added, then the cachaça added over it. Fantastic drink.

  • @omarrp14
    @omarrp14 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I first discovered this on a trip to Poland. It's my favorite cocktail now, I've only seen it in parts of Europe. The few bars I've gone to back home in the US never had it.

  • @enilsiopereiraluizfilho1461
    @enilsiopereiraluizfilho1461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great show! You got the Brazilian vibe making this caipirinha. From your Brazilian fan

  • @CyrusdVulture
    @CyrusdVulture 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    "An enemy cork"
    ....
    Is that a JOJO reference?

  • @BigHatBoris
    @BigHatBoris 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "But Greg, have you been to Bahia?" Hahah love the 3C reference, just shared this gem after rediscovering it on disney+.

  • @AnniaVuolo
    @AnniaVuolo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    The woman was right on the pronunciation! Next time listen to her. 😉

  • @Zalikor_Gaming
    @Zalikor_Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love watching your vids I love mixing cocktails theres just something so relaxing about it that truly is just amazing and It is entertaining when you can shpw off to others and mix for them.

  • @modergav
    @modergav 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    He trying to say "cachaça" made me laugh hard ahahaha

  • @privatecrossing5762
    @privatecrossing5762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for giving us the history of every beverage you cover, It is the reason i watch

  • @GreatGatsby_
    @GreatGatsby_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Ahhh finally, my favorite! And just in time for a humid NYC day!!! Also, as you probably figured out, the "ç" is essentially an "s" sound :)

  • @juandelima6775
    @juandelima6775 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi! I'm brazilian and this is a recipe from a bar that I've worked: 50/50 (cachaça and lemon juice; 50ml each one); three spoons of sugar, about 70g.; an amount of ice, and mix everthing. It's ready, very, very simple.

  • @natanielmetz
    @natanielmetz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    "eu amo isso"
    hehehe

  • @bsnstoriesfromaguyudontkno8324
    @bsnstoriesfromaguyudontkno8324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You're the man. I put you in there with Guy (Diners drive in and dives) as my favorite show and most entertaining host!

    • @howtodrink
      @howtodrink  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Guy and I am flattered by the comparison

  • @luisotaviocarvalho1630
    @luisotaviocarvalho1630 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One little tip from a brazilian guy, when u cut the lime, u should cut that white line in the middle as well. It will make the cocktail more sweet and more pleasuring to drink. (btw, sorry about my english, i used google translate as well)
    edit: that line leave a pretty bitter taste, so you will problably like it even more

  • @AndreGomes-th1wq
    @AndreGomes-th1wq 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    First, congratulations on your channel. I am Brazilian and would like to tell you that there are different ways to prepare caipirinha, it is a very private drink. I usually remove the white part of the lemon because it makes the caipirinha taste more sour. Caipirinha is a drink that you can prepare directly in the glass too, there is no need to use the cocktail shaker.

  • @snowdjagha
    @snowdjagha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Also, it's "aguardente" and not "aguadente". Source: me, I'm portuguese.

    • @snowdjagha
      @snowdjagha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @MMM M uhm... Portugal caralho, I guess!

    • @titaa56
      @titaa56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lmfaooo

    • @mimmikibilly
      @mimmikibilly 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Like "burning water". Right?

    • @cucabeludo3596
      @cucabeludo3596 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fruitorsch yup

    • @snowdjagha
      @snowdjagha 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mimmikibilly Yes, literally. Looks like water, but it burns more than water.

  • @ezekielmcgee825
    @ezekielmcgee825 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was also one of the few kids to grow up with The Three Caballeros; my favorite from Disney's acid trip animation period. :)

  • @bravicimo
    @bravicimo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Well you just made me go out and buy a pretty set of glasses, a shaker, muddler stick thingy and Cachaça. My wife better like the drink otherwise I will get scolded for the purchase like a big man-child!

  • @danielmalek5758
    @danielmalek5758 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this drink. The Brazilians I drank it with said it is meant to be shared, and I believe it. One of my drinking friends at the bar today was telling me about a drink called Mamajuana from the Dominican Republic. Maybe you could do an episode on it? Sounds complicated and delicious.

  • @lufmesquita
    @lufmesquita 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Caipirinha aficionados crush the limes with the sugar, so it becomes a light "syrup", and they make sure to take the white part of the lime out, it adds sourness

    • @EveryDayCharlie
      @EveryDayCharlie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You know some.of the things I know. Lol

    • @The_Uruca
      @The_Uruca 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just use simple syrup, and don’t need to take the white part, it doesn’t affect if you do it right

  • @jsalmons84
    @jsalmons84 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect drink for a warm day! Thank you!

  • @roybokelman4215
    @roybokelman4215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Add a float of Gran Mariner, infused with tobacco, and a splash of lemon lime soda and you have a version of the caipirinha from a cigar lounge in Las Vegas that is excellent.

    • @roybokelman4215
      @roybokelman4215 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Casa Fuente in the Caesar Forum Mall. You can smoke a stogie there too. It is called Don Carlos’ caipirinha

  • @guilhermevaz9802
    @guilhermevaz9802 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Manage to butcher every single word in Portuguese. Still best video about Brazil I've seen in a while. Keep up the good work. Lots of love from Rio

  • @pedropohren
    @pedropohren 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A little cultural rant about Caipirinha:
    *There are actually three common variations of caipirinha with three different names, and they differ on the spirit you use: if you use cachaça, it's the classic caipirinha. If you use VODKA, it's a CAIPIROSKA. If you use RUM, it's a CAIPIRÍSSIMA.
    *The classic recipe will have the limes going first on the shaker, than the sugar, for when you muddle them the sugar flakes will scrape the zest off the lime and give it more flavor.
    *The classic recipe also follows this procedure: once you've muddled everything and your muddler is filled with sugar and lemon juice, you 'wash' it inside the very shaker with the very spirit you intend to use, to return all that sugar and juice to the mixer and not lose any content while already starting to 'alcoholize' the mixture.
    *The classic recipe will also have the spirit going in AFTER the ice, not before, because this way you can either mix it or shake it. Plus, you have a better control of how much alcohol you want in it.

  • @titaa56
    @titaa56 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YESES FINALLY THE DELICIOUS AND FAMOUS CAIPIRINHA!!!! When I first came across this drink I simply wanted to buy a muddler for the first time and a long bar sugar spoon and get into making my concoction!!! Something very special in its preparation. And then so very very delicious refreshing taste you simply FALL IN LOVE WITH THIS DRINK!! Drink a CAIPIRINHA while listening to Aqualera Do Brasil by Joao Gilberto...and you are drifting OUT OF THIS WORLD into a blissful universe!! Try it my friends!! Obrigado (Thank you) for making this very important video finally!!👏💗😊👌👌🍸🍸🍸

  • @TheHamericano
    @TheHamericano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    Great episode, but caipirinha in Brasil is made stirred and not shaken. Never tried it shaken... Damn, look what you've done. Gonna have to make me a shaken caipirinha now...

    • @percivallavoie4415
      @percivallavoie4415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, I've personally never seen it shaken so I was a little confused about how right that was 😂😂

    • @norogre
      @norogre 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I shake mine over here in São Paulo

    • @Kelnx
      @Kelnx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I've never had this drink, but if I am gonna add sugar crystals to a drink, I want it shaken. Stirring it will be a gritty affair, and all of the sweetness will be sitting on the bottom of the glass.
      Sometimes the "way things are done" are simply done that way because that is how someone originally did it, whether it is the best way or not.
      Honestly, I would have gone for syrup. I am sure had syrup been readily available and common when this drink was invented, it would have been used instead. "Officianados" are generally annoying people who have no imagination, and as someone whose hobby is cooking (not making cocktails), I don't let that sort force me to do anything a certain way.
      Like the man says, if what's in the glass is good, then you've succeeded.

    • @mattbrown3524
      @mattbrown3524 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I always thought it was built...like a mojito. No shaking, no stirring, just build it in the glass and add ice.

    • @devnull5109
      @devnull5109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Matt Brown you sir are correct

  • @pauloguerche8474
    @pauloguerche8474 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, just loved the respect you had and laughed all the way to the end on that pronounciation. Just some pointers from a brazilian who did some bartending, some improvements to prevent sourness from your limes:
    If you're not doing caipirinhas by the hundreds, cut the limes in quarters and cut off the white stem in the middle. Then, after adding sugar to the lime, don't press it too hard, you want only the oils and the juices, so just pressing gently and rotating whatever you're using will release them and still keep the bad stuff at bay on the peels.
    That's it, you pretty much nailed our national drink. And when pourists are not watching you can try using other fruits, such as pineapple, watermelon, grapes, and strawberry, just adjusting your sugar accordingly. Other spirits will also work, people over here love using vodka (caipiroska) and sake too (caipisake), specially if we had kiwi fruit.
    Pineapple and lime or pineapple and grapes used to sell like crazy too. Kindest regards and keep up the awesome work!

  • @LoDaFTA
    @LoDaFTA 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It's pronounced kah-sha-sah. And it's basically sugarcane rum, but more of a byproduct of sugar refinement. The drink is pronounced kai-pee-reen-ah.

  • @beepIL
    @beepIL 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This and pisco sour are probably my favorite cocktails
    Pisco sour being the first... man what a great drink, how the egg and syrup and lime do magic in masking the potency of the alcohol on it, you feel like you drink a soft drink, but that mother kicks like a mule, for me this is what a cocktail is all about

  • @Lilium213
    @Lilium213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You used Curaçao before and you pronounced that right. That ç is the same S sound in Cachaça (even though Kuchakuh sounds pretty dope)

  • @JoaoPedro-xr5ep
    @JoaoPedro-xr5ep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    listening to him saying "caipirinha" makes every brazillian day better

  • @bigkinggorilla8095
    @bigkinggorilla8095 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a great summer cocktail. I know what I'm having with dinner.

  • @RADiGrazia
    @RADiGrazia 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    an old friend of mine (before he moved back to Brasil) did his with brown sugar and added mint to the lime
    i miss both him and this drink
    an amazing summer drink, especially for an Australian summer

  • @ReeshaDovahSil
    @ReeshaDovahSil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow. Never expected to hear yet *another* of my old favourites, _The Three Caballeros_ referenced on this video. Have you been to Bahia, my friends? No? Well, let's go! :D

  • @mglenadel
    @mglenadel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1. Try cutting the lime in 8, it muddles better. 2. The sugar is there to sweeten, of course, but also to act as an abrasive to extract some of the oils on the lime's skin. 3. The little 'tail' underneath the third 'c' is intended to turn it from a hard 'c' to a soft 'c' - It's like "ka-sha-ss-ah". 4. It's not a drink to be nursed, as the pith will make the drink slightly bitter with time and the ice will make it watery.

  • @TrippingThru
    @TrippingThru 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Because it probably doesn't wear a t-shirt" made me snort-laugh at my desk. Luckily no coworkers nearby

  • @gregcols
    @gregcols 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I make mine pretty much the same, but also add a splash of club soda/seltzer after shaking. Delicious...one of my favorites!!

  • @natkatmac
    @natkatmac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Me: checks the fridge every 15 minutes to see if food suddenly appears.
    Greg: checks the internet every 15 minutes to see if the aracuan suddenly exists.

  • @CharlesMartinsJuviniano
    @CharlesMartinsJuviniano 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love from Brazil! Your channel is great!

  • @VuduG80r
    @VuduG80r 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alright man, I got hooked on your videos. Solid work! Now... help me out man! You've gotta do the Flaming Moe (or subsequently a Flaming Homer, your choice really). Balls in your court dude!

  • @wednesdaycherenkov2633
    @wednesdaycherenkov2633 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Three Caballeros is one of my favs, too! Gonna try this drink and listen to some samba...

  • @moldyskittle
    @moldyskittle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    God I love you so much. Haha... Just so watchable! Fun little note- this came up the day after my dad was showing me old Woody the Woodpecker cartoons, and so, although unrelated, the thumbnail had me like "Whooooa" for a second.

  • @DSqu4red.
    @DSqu4red. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had The Three Caballeros on VHS as a small lad. LOVED it!