Recipes The Ipanema Be the first to rate & review! MK • ChicagoSommelier Josh Kaplan contributed this cocktail—perfected with the help of MK's pastry chef—to the restaurant's drink list. A lover of cachaça, Kaplan pays tribute to Brazil's most popular spirit with his Ipanema.Plus: 5 Fantastic Cachaças By Josh Kaplan Updated on March 29, 2015 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients Ice 2 ounces cachaça (potent Brazilian sugarcane spirit) 1 ounce apricot nectar 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice 3/4 ounce Madeira, preferably Sercial 1 lime wheel Directions Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add all of the remaining ingredients except the lime wheel and shake well. Strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with the lime wheel. Rate it Print