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Not just another import, Boca Loca Cachaça is the Brazilian sugar cane rum for drinks typically made with rum, vodka or tequila. Distilled from single-plantation, hand-harvested and pressed sugar cane from a small cachaçaria (plantation) in Sao Paulo, Boca Loca (Portuguese for "crazy lips") represents the nation's finest distilling tradition.

A premium sugar cane spirit, its smooth and full-bodied flavor contains subtle floral notes that linger nicely on the palate. Mingled with melon and honey, it has a distinctive, pure sugar cane finish. Originally produced twenty years ago as a labor of love on a small family sugar plantation, the heritage and quality of this hand-crafted cachaça has captivated international drink connoisseurs.

For more recipes (see below), visit: www.drinkbocaloca.com

Classic Caipirinha

(Brazil's national cocktail, pronounced kie-purr-REEN-yah)

1 1/2 oz Boca Loca
1 lime
2 teaspoons fine sugar

Clean and cut a lime into eight wedges. Place the lime and sugar into your glass and mash the ingredients together to create a paste. Add ice equal to your glass then add the Boca Loca. It's important to keep stirring to keep the sugar mixed well.

Boca Passion Fruit Batida

2oz Boca Loca Cachaca
1oz Passion Fruit Juice
1/2oz Fresh Lime
2 Bar spoons Condensed milk

Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend well, pour into an elegant martini glass - or your favorite cocktail stemware -- garnished with fresh passion fruit and serve (This is a very fresh, traditional drink in Brazil. Almost any tropical fruits can be substituted).

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