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ULTIMATE SEDUCTION
Richard Tandoc
RIO 22 BRASILIAN STEAKHOUSE & SUSHI - Union, NJ
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1.5 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 1 oz Dry Sake 3 oz Strawberry Puree 1 oz Rosemary Infused Simple Syrup 4 Basil Leaves
Muddle 4 Basil Leaves with 1oz of Infused Rosemary Simple Syrup. Add some ice and the remaining ingredients. Shake well, strain into a chilled martini glass. Finish by garnishing with a rosemary sprig.
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CAMINOS DU CUCA
Alex Velez
SUSHI AVE/STATION CASINOS - Las Vegas, NV
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2 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça .5 oz Mona Vie Pulse .5 oz Fresh Organic Lime juice .5 oz Acai-Black Currant Superfruit infused simple syrup (Sonoma Syrup Co.) 1 egg white Assorment of super fruits (all types of Berries..including Acai, blueberry, etc.)
Garnish: Superfruits soaked in Cuca Fresca Pura Gold and skewered.
In a mixing glass, muddle the assorment of berries with the Acai-Black Currant simple syrup. Add the remaining ingredients and dry shake. Add ice and shake well for 10 seconds. Double strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish.
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SUPER GREEN CAIPIRINHA
Jeremy Strungis
BISTRO 55 - Rochelle Park, NJ
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2 Lime Wedges 1 Tsp Super Fine Sugar 2 oz. Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 1 oz. Fresh Cucumber/Kiwi Puree* 1 oz. Aloe Vera Gel 1/2 oz. Green Tea Simple Syrup*
Muddle the two lime wedges with the superfine sugar. Then add ice and the remaining ingredients. Shake well then pour mixture into a Collins Glass and top with 1 oz. Sparkling Water Garnish with a Kiwi Slice. * Fresh Cucumber and Kiwi Puree- In a Blender: add 1 chopped cucumber and 2 Kiwis without the skin, then blend until very smooth. *Green Tea Simple Syrup- Boil Green Tea in 1 Liter of water for 5 Minutes, then remove the Tea. Reduce flame to "Low" and add 3 cups of sugar, remove from the heat once the sugar has dissolved, then let cool.
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LA CUCA TOO!
Victoria D'Amato-Moran
LA COSTANERA - San Francisco, CA
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In a BLENDER add: 2 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 2 oz Caramel/Brazil Nut Syrup* 1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper, ground, to taste. 1 oz Lime juice 1 cup fresh Pineapple
Blend till smooth. Garnish with lime zest, Brazil nuts and pineapple leaf.
*To make Caramel/Brazil Nut Syrup: Gently grind 1 cup Brazil nuts, add to 1 part water, 1 part organic cane sugar, 1/4 part dark corn syrup in a small pot, simmer till the desired brazil nut flavor comes through. Strain through cheesecloth to obtain syrup without the ground nuts. Sotre in a glass bottle for up to 2 weeks.
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BRAZILIAN AUTUMN
Corey Bunnewith
DRINK - Boston, MA
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2 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça .5 oz Lime Juice .25 oz Domaine de Canton .25 oz Honey 3 Shiso Leaves Dash Angostura Bitters
Shake all ingredients over ice. Double strain into a chilled Coupe glass. Grate nutmeg over the top for garnish.
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COOL HEAD PUNCH
John Miller
LEVEL SMALL PLATES LOUNGE- Annapolis, MD
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750 ml Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 750 ml Fiji distilled water 375 ml Citrus Chamomile Gomme Syrup* 187 ml Fresh Lemon Juice 24 dashes or 10 ml of angostura bitters 7 local Maryland green figs (or any local/regional mission figs) washed & thinly sliced
Garnish: cuca fresca parrot swizzle stick ice pop
Combine all above ingredients in large bowl/jar. Steep & refrigerate overnight (approx 12-24 hrs). Serve 5 oz of chilled punch in a punch cup or highball glass, add & stir with swizzle stick ice pop.
*Gomme syrup: Steep 4 Novus citrus chamomile herbal tea bags in 1 quart of boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove bags. Add 3 quarts of pure can sugar. Return to boil, till all sugar is dissolved. Refrigerate overnight.
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GINGER-MINT CAIPIRINHA
Trevor Ifill
BISTRO BLANC - Glenelg, MD
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Muddle 2 wedges Lime 6-8 Mint Leave 2/3 Tsp Ginger Juice 1 oz Mint Syrup Add 2 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça Shake with ice and serve in an Old Fashion Rock glass. Garnish with Candy Ginger Cubes, Lime wheel and Mint Leaf. Mint Syrup Dissolve 1 cup of sugar in 1/3 cup of hot water, add blanched mint leaves and blend for about 1 minute
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INDIAN ARM-BAR
Mathias Simonis
DECIBEL, STARBAR, JACKELOP LOUNJ, CANS - Milwaukee, WI
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1.25 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça .75 oz St. Germaine 1 oz. apple-pear curry puree* 1 egg white .5 oz fresh sour mix
Shake above ingredients over ice. Strain into 14 oz glass over fresh ice. Top with seltzer. Garnish with julienne pear and apple peel.
*Apple pear curry puree 1 apple (Gala) 1 pear (Bosch) 1 cup brown sugar 3 tbsp curry powder 1/2 cup fresh lime juice Puree in a food processor until smooth.
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THE CONFEDERADO
Tom Chadwick
BUSHWICK COUNTRY CLUB- Brooklyn, NY
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1.5 oz Cuca Fresca Pura Gold .5 oz Lairds Bonded Applejack 1tsp. Poire Williams Pear Brandy 1tsp. Rich Demerara Syrup 2 dash Angostura Bitters
Stir all ingredients. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Serve Up.
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GINGER DREAM
Francois Vera
COLE'S - Los Angeles, CA
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3 orange wedges 1 lime 5 mint leaves .75 oz Domaine de Canton 2 oz Cuca Fresca Pura Gold
Muddle the orange wedges, lime and mint leaves together. Add ice, Domaine de Canton and the Cuca Fresca Pura Gold. Shake and pour, without straining, into a tall glass. Top with Bundaberg Ginger Beer. Garnish with an orange slice and mint.
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THE MANDERSON
Joseph Ambrose
POV LOUNGE - Washington, DC
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1.5 oz Cuca Fresca Pura Gold .75 oz Local Honey Syrup (Virginia) .25 Lime Juice .5 oz Domaine De Canton Place all contents in shaker and shake. Pour contents into an ice cold Coupe glass. * Garnish with a Honey Comb piece.
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THE HOWLER MONKEY GLAND
Daniel de Oliveira
BOKA - Chicago, IL
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1.75 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 1 oz fresh Lime Juice 1 whole Tangerine barspoon of white sugar 1 oz Pitahaya puree .5 oz ras el hanou infused simple syrup
In a mixing glass muddle the skinned tangerine and white sugar. Add all other ingredients and shake hard for 9 seconds. Double strain into a chilled Coupe and garnish with a nickel sized piece of tangerine. Before you garnish, squeeze and release the oils over the cocktail.
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BRAZILIAN BODEGA SOUR
Owen Thomson
BOURBON - Washington, DC
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1 1/2 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaca 1 oz Dry Amontillado Sherry 1/2 oz Plymouth Sloe Gin 1/2 oz Cane Syrup Juice of half a lemon 1 small egg white
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass.
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CUCA NOVA
Todd Appel
CRIMSON LOUNGE/HOTEL SAX - Chicago, IL
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2.5 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 1.5 oz Fresh Tangerine Juice 1.5 oz Fresh Carrot Juice 1.5 oz Ginger Syrup 1 oz Fresh Lime juice
Easy shake of all ingredients together and strain over fresh iced High Ball-Zombie glass.
Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.
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CUCA NEGRA
Gabriel Orta & Elad Zvi
BAR LAB & W HOTEL - Miami, FL
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1.5 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 3 to 4 fresh blackberries .75 oz honey infused with rosemary .75 oz lemon juice dash allspice bitters eggwhites
Muddle the blackberries and cachaça together then add the remaining ingredients. Shake well and strain into a cold Coupe glass. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.
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APPLES AND SAMBA
Gabriel Orta & Elad Zvi
BAR LAB & W HOTEL - Miami, FL
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1.5 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça 4 to 5 chunks cooked apples .75 oz fresh lemon juice brown sugar .5 oz Aperol
Combine all ingredients in a shaker and shake well. Strain into a Coupe. Garnish with an apple slice and dusted cinnamon.
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BRIGHT SMOKE
Ken Arbuckle
THE DOHENY - Los Angeles, CA
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1/2 of a clementine 3/4 lime 1/2 oz. agave syrup 2 oz. Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça Mezcal Rinse (Old Fashioned Glass)
Muddle clementine with agave and lime, add Cuca Fresca and shake, dump rinse, add ice and pour. Garnish with a blood orange peel.
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EASTERN COOLER
Gabriel Orta & Elad Zvi
BAR LAB & W HOTEL - Miami, FL
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1 1/2 oz Cuca Fresca 4 to 5 chunks of cucumber 2 sisho leaves 1/2 oz yuzu 3/4 oz simple splash soda
garnish with cucumber slice and a lime wheel served on high ball glass
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Fennel Blossom
Jason Strich
RASIKA - Washington, DC
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1.5 oz Cuca Fresca Pura Gold .5 oz grapefruit juice 1 tsp yuzu juice .5 oz honey syrup 2 inch fennel bulb 1/4 honey crisp apple
Muddle the apple and fennel. Add the remaining ingredients, shake and strain over crushed ice. Garnish with a pinch of fennel pollen and cinnamon.
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PUNCH FROM IPANEMA
Rico Wisner
POSTE MODERNE BRASSERIE - Washington, DC
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1.25 oz Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaça .75 oz passion fruit juice .5 oz lime juice 1 oz hibiscus Rooibos tea syrup .25 oz Domaine de Canton
Combine all ingredients, shake well with ice and serve on the rocks. Garnish with a lime slice.
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