A Few Rounds with Leblon Cachaca

I recently received a bottle of Leblon cachaca and was delighted to try it. I had mixed with cachaca in the past (such as in the blood orange caiprihinia), so I had a sense of the base flavor. That said, Leblon's smooth and delicate taste stood out from other cachacas. It was true to its roots -- I could pick up the sugarcane and even some earthy tones underneath. It pairs well with citrus of course, and also with ginger, as in the cocktails below.

GC Splash

2 oz Leblon cachaca
1 oz triple sec
1 oz freshly squeezed orange juice

1 oz ginger syrup

Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. If you like, garnish with a splash of pomegranate syrup.

A few other ginger concoctions:

Round One

2 oz cachaca (I used Leblon)

Juice of 1/2 lemon

1 oz ginger syrup

Shake ingredients toegther with ice and stain into a cocktail glass. Consider garnishing with a stream of pomegranate syrup.

Round Two

2 oz cachaca (I used Leblon)
1/2 oz ginger syrup
Champagne

Shake cachaca and syrup together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Top with champagne.


Round Three

2 oz cachaca (I used Leblon)
1/2 oz Grand Marnier
1 oz ginger syrup
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Consider garnishing with a stream of pomegranate syrup.

And now a concoction with no ginger at all.

Pine and Cane

2 oz cachaca (I used Leblon)
1 oz triple sec
1 oz freshly squeezed orange juice
1 oz pineapple juice

Shake ingredients together with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Consider garnihsing with a stream of pomegranate syrup.