Orange Caipirinha Cocktail with Apricot
This Orange Caipirinha Cocktail with Apricot is one of the most refreshing drinks with a touch of sweetness!! The sweet apricots, the acidity of the lime, and then the cachaça. With its slightly sharp, woody taste, this completes this cocktail! A delicious drink for any party!
Equipment
- immersion hand blender
Ingredients
Apricot Purée
- ¼ pound apricots without pit
- ½ cup water
- ¾ cup sugar
Orange Caipirinha Cocktail
- ½ limes
- 2 tablespoons apricot purée (above)
- 3 tablespoons cachaça
- handful ice cubes
Ingredients you need per step are listed below the step in Italic
Instructions
Apricot Purée
- If you're using dried apricots, put the apricots in a saucepan and add the water. Let them soak for 1 hour (you don't have to go through this step when using fresh apricots).¼ pound apricots, ½ cup water
- Add the sugar and bring to a boil on low heat, while stirring.¾ cup sugar
- Let it boil for 2 minutes.
- Put everything in a blender (or use an immersion blender) and turn it on until you've got a smooth purée.
- Let it cool down to room temperature.
Orange Caipirinha Cocktail
- Put 2 tablespoons of apricot purée in a cocktail glass.2 tablespoons apricot purée
- Slice the lime halve into 3 parts.½ limes
- Put ice cubes and lime parts into a cocktail shaker.handful ice cubes
- Add the Cachaça to the shaker.3 tablespoons cachaça
- Put a sieve and a lid on the shaker and shake for 1 minute.
- Pour the Caipirinha through the sieve into the glass.
- Garnish with ice cubes (optional) and some lime and fresh apricots.
NOTES
1. - Apricots
Fresh or dried apricots, both are possible. With the dried variant, you let the apricots soak in water so that they absorb it. With the fresh version, make sure to remove the pit.
By boiling the apricots with some sugar you get a sweet apricot purée that is very soft and easy to drink. If you put the apricots in the blender without cooking, you'll get some hard pieces in between.
2. - Cachaça
A real Caipirinha uses Cachaça as a liqueur . That is a sugarcane-based liqueur, with a hint of wood tones. If you don't have that at home, you can also replace it with vodka or rum.
3. - Shake tip
- Keep your hand on the cap while shaking. You don't want the contents of the shaker flying around the house.
- Pour the Caipirinha through a sieve into the glass. You don't want to dilute it further with ice, just cool it
- Refrigerator - Make the apricot purée and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Freezer - Spoon the cooled apricot purée into a freezer box and freeze. This way it keeps good for up to 2 months. Let the fruit thaw in the refrigerator.
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