The Liquor Cabinet
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Passion Fruit Caipirinha
Where: Barça, 1429 Park St., Hartford
What’s in it: 10-Cane Rum, passion fruit and lime juice
Damage: $10
Caipirinhas often pull me back to the hot and humid climate of Brazil where I first sipped the potent mix of cachaça, crushed lime wedges (rinds and all), sugar and ice.
The warm memories and bits of pulp make it one of my favorite drinks. So, I zeroed in on the Passion Fruit Caipirinha on the martini list at Barça, figuring it would be an exciting twist on the original.
The yellow-orange cocktail was served in a martini glass with a lime wheel on the rim, yet without pulp or ice. It had a sweet citrus flavor and was delightful.
I recommend it to anyone in the mood for a fruity martini. But without the chunks of lime and grains of sugar swirling at the bottom of the glass, the cocktail is a caipirinha in name only.
-Hilda Muñoz
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