There are many cocktails made with cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil. The caipirinha is by far the most popular and internationally well-known, but bartenders have developed other mixed drinks using the spirit.
The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail made with cachaça, ice, sugar, and lime.
In Brazil, other versions of caipirinha are made with different alcoholic beverages or fruits. A caipiroska or caipivodka is made with vodka instead of cachaça, while a is made with rum and a sakerinha, with sake.
Batida is a Brazilian cocktail made with the national alcoholic drink cachaça. In Portuguese, batida means shaken or milkshake. It is made with cachaça, fruit juice (or coconut milk), and sugar. It can be blended or shaken with ice.
Rabo-de-galo, which means 'cock tail' (in Brazilian Portuguese "cocktail" is called coquetel), is a Brazilian drink made of cachaça and red Vermouth. The history of the Rabo de Galo dates back to 1950s and the inauguration of the Cinzano factory in São Paulo, Brazil.
Caju amigo, also known as cajuzinho (little cashew), is a Brazilian drink made of cachaça and cashew juice.
Quentão, which means "very hot" or "big hot one", is a hot Brazilian drink made of cachaça and spices. It is often served during the celebrations known as Festas Juninas. The sugar is first caramelized with spices (whole cloves, cinnamon sticks and ginger chunks) and citrus peels (orange and lime). This mixture is then boiled with water for 10 minutes. The cachaça is added and boiled for another 5 minutes.
Leite de onça (Jaguar milk) is a cold Brazilian drink made of cachaça and condensed milk.
The MacunaÃÂma is a cocktail made with cachaça, sugar syrup, lime, and Fernet-Branca. It is shaken and served straight up in a "barriquinha", (a traditional Brazilian glass), or an old fashioned glass. Created by Arnaldo Hirai from Boca de Ouro bar in 2014, it is named after the famous novel MacunaÃÂma by Mário de Andrade.
Royce is an American cocktail made with the Brazilian national spirit cachaça. It was named in honor of Royce Gracie, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu fighter.