Fogo de Chão Passionfruit Caipirinha
This fresh twist on the Caipirinha, the national cocktail of Brazil, marries passionfruit puree with Cachaça to add an extra tropical layer to this cocktail. Fun fact: roughly 350 million gallons of cachaça are consumed by Brazilians each year, which equates to around two gallons per a person!
If you’re in Portland, go taste one for yourself at Fogo de Chão!
www.fogodechao.com
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Michele Francisco, a founder and regular contributor to Winerabble, a blog primarily about Pacific Northwest wines, is living the dream in Portland, Oregon. Her passion leads some to believe she's got wine running through her veins. Contact Michele at michele@winerabble.com & be sure to visit her online portfolio at www.michelefrancisco.com.
Gorgeous!! Sounds very tasty and summery!
It is all of that and more Suzannah!
I love Fogo de Chão and this cocktail looks like it could be my new favorite (I even happen to have a bottle of Cachaça at home). I’m just wondering where one could get passionfruit puree? ;)
– Brianne
Hi Brianne- I would suggest making a few phone calls to the following locations; the Mercado on Foster, the Middle Eastern market in Montavilla, FuBon on 82nd Ave or there’s another huge asian market that took over the Safeway on 82nd in NE. I often see frozen puree in the traditional grocery stores where they sell concentrated, frozen juice. Hope that helps! Please let me know where you find it and I’ll update the post. Thanks, Michele
That looks yummy, I LOVE passionfruit. But what is Cachaca?
Hi Rosie- we love passionfruit too! Cachaca is an alcohol made from sugarcane juice and is seriously delicious! Oregon liquor stores can order it for you if they don’t carry it. Thanks for stopping by, Michele