Casa Samba
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Created by Frederic Yarm at Drink in Boston. Cachaça shaken with lime, sugar and Bénédictine, with Peychaud's bitters, a dash of absinthe and a few drops of salt solution adding anise and a savoury edge.
Similar names: Cherry Samba, Samba Breeze
Frederic Yarm developed the Casa Samba at Drink in Boston after a guest asked for a twist on the Caipirinha. Starting from pairings of cachaça or rhum agricole with Benedictine, as in the Petition and the Homere Punch, Yarm added Peychaud's bitters and absinthe to give it a New Orleans character. The name refers to New Orleans' yearly Brazilian Carnival celebration.
Method
Shaken
Glass
rocks
Difficulty
Hard
Flavor Profile
Ingredients
Servings:
1
Your bar: 0/7
1 cube
Or 1 tsp
1 dash
3 wdg
A 1/2 lime
15 ml
60 ml
2 drops
Or a tiny pinch salt
1 dash
8-12 drops
🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free
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AdInstructions
- Crush the lime wedges with the sugar cube.
- Combine all remaining ingredients in a shaker.
- Shake vigorously with ice.
- Double-strain the mixture into a double old-fashioned glass.
- Top up with cracked ice.
- Adjust sweetness and acidity by adding more sugar or lime juice if necessary after shaking again briefly to taste.