Hello, travel and sports lovers!
The Olympics-- they are starting this week,
so Dave and I decided that we need to talk
to you a little bit about Rio.
As many of you know, we were in Rio just a couple of months
ago, so be sure to check out all our videos,
especially the best things to do in Rio de Janeiro.
But what are we going to talk about today?
Drinks, of course!
While you're watching the Olympics,
you have to celebrate with a traditional Brazilian drink,
and that Brazilian drink is a "caipirinha."
We were sent a bottle of spirits-- right here, people.
It is Pitu Cachaca, and that's the main ingredient
in a caipirinha.
This is similar to a rum, but it's made from cane sugar,
and it is the main ingredient in a caipirinha, which
everyone drinks in Rio.
I know we drank many ourselves.
When in Brazil, you must try the national drink, a caipirinha.
Whoo, that's strong!
The main ingredient in it is a lime, of course.
Safety first, I take my little-- so that I don't hurt myself.
And now, you cut up a lime, it's very easy--
Ooh, this is a good sharp knife-- cut it into wedges.
As some of you may not know, when Dave and I were first
deciding what to do with our lives
before we came travel bloggers, I
was interested in trying anything,
so I went to bartending school for a little bit--
hence my very professional way of cutting a lime.
I've cut it into my quarters and then
you want to get a little rock glass.
We have our nice little "Pitu-hirinha--"
I don't know how to say that-- "Pitu-rina,"
instead of caipirinha, this is a "Pitu-hirinha," people.
So put that half a lime in there.
There you go, that's the main ingredient right there.
If you have one of these things, I'm
sure that anyone can get something
like this at a store to break up anything-- the mortar
and pestle-- this is for your drinking pestle.
You want to get in there and really mix around
the lime juice, oh, yeah, the messier, the better.
Look at that.
I think I've got this lime pretty smushed up.
Now, the next ingredient says that you
must add some white sugar.
Well, I only have golden sugar, but I'm
going to put in a few spoons of golden sugar--
to me sugar is sugar-- if you have white go for it.
Get in there and make it nice, and sweet, and delicious.
Smelling good.
So that's looking really good, now I'm
going to add a bunch of ice.
I don't know, for people who don't have a home or anything,
we seem to have a lot of bar stuff.
Does that say something about me?
One more.
Now, if you have a nice crusher in your fridge,
it would be a lot better than what
we have-- we don't have an ice crusher, for but that's all
right.
I'm just going to put the ice cubes all around.
And then the piece de resistance--
is a shot of this Pitu Cachaca.
I just love saying that.
I think this is more like a shot and a half glass
but it will do.
Oh yeah, people.
Ha-ha!
I found a stir stick-- I am always prepared,
and it feels so Brazilian with the green and yellow colors,
my goodness.
So I'm going to stir that up in there,
add a little lime garnish.
Now, whenever you're putting a garnish,
just cut a little slot in the middle
so it sits nicely on the side.
And voila-- you've got yourself a very professional
looking caipirinha everybody.
Thumbs up!
That's the very first caipirinha I've ever made,
and that tastes just like the one I had
on Copacabana Beach in Brazil.
For those of you who missed the recipe-- well,
here you go, it's pretty easy, take a look.
Hey, Dave, where have you been?
Been hanging around.
I was making caipirinhas, I started without you.
As long as you didn't start drinking without me.
I certainly did, I already had one on the go
before I even started making it.
Well, let's put it to the test, and see if it's any good.
See what you think--
Cheers.
Oh man, that's so good.
Taste mine.
I think yours is a little bit better than mine.
That's my demo, this is the good one.
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