Recipes: Bittercube Caipirinha, Pearl Button

Serves 1.

Note: To make simple syrup, dissolve sugar in an equal amount of water over low heat; cool before using. From Marco Zappia.

• 1 lime

• 2 oz. (1/4 c.) cachaça

• 1 oz. (1/8 c.) simple syrup (see Note)

Directions

Squeeze half the lime to make .75 ounce (1 1/2 tablespoons) juice; set aside juice.

Serves 1.

Note: Created by John Deragon, via "The PDT Cocktail Book" by Jim Meehan.

• 2 oz. (1/4 c.) cachaça

• .75 oz. (1 1/2 tbsp.) Lillet Blanc

• .5 oz. (1 tbsp.) fresh lime juice

• Half of a thin slice of grapefruit, for garnish

Directions

Place cachaça, Lillet Blanc and lime juice in a shaker with ice and shake; strain into an ice-filled Collins glass.