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Blue Skies & Garden Cocktails
Sitting out on the rooftop deck at Stoneacre Garden in Newport overlooking the harbor filled with boats, I’m graced with a beautiful pink drink called The Pink Nim...
The Caipirinha is a brilliant three-ingredient cocktail worth exploration. Keep a bottle of raspberry shrub in the fridge to swap in for the sugar in your at-home Sours. They’ll be forever changed.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce raspberry shrub*
- ½ fresh lime, cut into wedges
- 2 ounces cachaça
- Lime wedges and raspberry for garnish
Instructions
Place the shrub and lime wedges into a rocks glass and muddle with a wooden pestle or wooden spoon. Fill glass with ice, pour in the cachaça, stir well and serve. Makes 1 cocktail.
*Raspberry Shrub: Combine 2 cups raspberries with 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup champagne vinegar in a Mason jar. Cover and let sit in a cool dark place for 2 days. Fine strain into a clean glass bottle, discarding solids. Refrigerate; best if consumed within 1 month.
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