cachaca
Oct/25/2007
By Dan Dunn
Variety is the spice of life, as well as the basis for one our favorite regular features: Set ‘em Up and Slam ‘em Down. In this week’s Latino-flavored installment, we say to hell with all that “beer before liquor, never sicker” crap — here at Imbiber Headquarters we mix and match without trepidation. Besides, it ain’t what you drink that causes hangovers (or worse), it’s how much. So please drink responsibly — and by that I mean don’t be a Britney!
Mahou beer ($9 per 6-pack) — Your Imbiber spent some time searching for romance in Spain in the early 90s, and fell head over heels for that country’s most popular brew. Only recently available in the U.S., Mahou (pronounced “Mow”) is a pale and creamy lager from Madrid, with a taste that evokes memories of bright Sunday afternoons in Retiro Park. For those who’ve not been to Retiro, think Boston Common but prettier and with a whole lot more Spaniards than usual milling around.
Frida Kahlo tequila ($50) — Shortly before she died of a pulmonary embolism in 1954, the famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo wrote in her diary, “I hope the exit is joyful, and I hope never to return.” Well, dying wishes be damned, because Frida is back — in the form of a delicious premium tequila noticeably devoid of the extreme bitterness one could rightfully expect
Cabana Cachaca ($35) — Cabana is one of the finest examples of Brazil’s rum-like, most popular spirit. Try some in a Brazilian Wax cocktail, which is equal parts cachaca and pineapple juice on the rocks with splashes of club soda and triple sec.
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