This month, experience Brazil, without actually going to Brazil, via Centro’s Sour Cherry Caipirinha—pronounced caa-purr-een-ha. The Caipirinha is regarded as Brazil’s national cocktail, using one of the country’s most popular spirits cachaça, and making it the perfect summer cocktail.
Josh Palmer—longtime owner of Sette Luna and Maxim’s 22—recently acquired Centro, expanding his restaurant reign beyond Easton. He describes cachaça as being similar to rum but, instead of being made from molasses and refined sugar, it is made from raw sugar cane, giving the cocktail its “raw edge.”
Muddled with sugar and lime, Centro adds its own twist by incorporating sour cherry. Locally sourced from Scholl and Grim’s Orchards, the cherries are cooked down with Lambic beer and white pepper corn, creating a purée that’s then added to the drink. Finally, the cocktail is topped with a splash of club soda.
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