RECIPE

Blackberry & Cabernet Caipirinha

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Cantina, San Francisco

For this punch-like take on the caipirinha, Cantina uses a Cabernet blended with a good amount of spicy Syrah.

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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 24 blackberries
    2. 4 ounces Simple Syrup
    3. 12 ounces cachaça (potent Brazilian sugarcane spirit)
    4. 4 ounces Cabernet Sauvignon
    5. 8 ounces fresh orange juice
    6. 2 ounces fresh lime juice
    7. Ice
    8. 6 lime wheels
    9. 6 orange wheels

Directions

  1. In a pitcher, muddle 12 of the blackberries with the Simple Syrup. Add the cachaça, Cabernet and the orange and lime juices and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Stir well and strain the drink into ice-filled white wine glasses. Garnish with the remaining 12 blackberries and the lime and orange wheels.