Chuva Libre
Chuva Libre is a citrus, sweet and sparkling cocktail made with Cachaça, with moderate flavor complexity.
Ingredients
- 45 ml lime cachaça (recommended: Quero Chuva Limão)
- 45 ml cachaça (recommended: Quero Chuva)
- 15 ml lime juice
- Coca-Cola
- Ice
- Lime wedge
Method
- In a glass with ice, combine the lime cachaça, the cachaça, and the lime juice.
- Top with the Coca-Cola.
- Stir lightly with a spoon.
- Garnish with a lime wedge.
FAQ
What is in a Chuva Libre?
A Chuva Libre is made with 45 ml lime cachaça (recommended: Quero Chuva Limão), 45 ml cachaça (recommended: Quero Chuva), 15 ml lime juice, Coca-Cola, Ice and Lime wedge.
Is a Chuva Libre strong?
A Chuva Libre is a session drink: you can have more than one without it weighing you down.
When should you serve a Chuva Libre?
A Chuva Libre fits a barbecue, a party, a hot day, easy prep and a Brazilian table.
What can I use instead of cachaça?
Cachaça is a Brazilian cane spirit. Without it, the drink is no longer the same recipe. An unaged rhum agricole is the closest stand-in; white rum is a last resort and will taste different.
What is the bartender tip for a Chuva Libre?
A cachaça Cuba Libre, built in the glass. The cola goes in last; the stir stays light, or the fizz dies. Quero Chuva is the cachaça in the video; another unaged cachaça covers it. Quero Chuva Limão is the catalog's lime cachaça, already citrusy — a lime liqueur covers the citrus and loses the cane. Two bottles: the cachaça and the lime one. Lime, not lemon. A wedge on the rim. It is not the Cuba Libre (rum and a can of cola) or the Caipirinha (muddled lime, no cola).