Bossa Nova
A tropical shaken cocktail named for the iconic Brazilian music movement — cachaça, apricot brandy, Galliano, pineapple, and lemon in a long, golden glass.
- ¾ ozcachaca
- ¼ ozapricot brandy
- ¼ ozgalliano
- 4 ozpineapple juice
- ½ ozlemon juice
- Pineapple wedgegarnish
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The Bossa Nova cocktail takes its name from the famous Brazilian music genre that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s, blending samba rhythms with cool jazz. A tropical long drink, it showcases cachaça as a base alongside apricot brandy and Galliano herbal liqueur, with pineapple juice providing the primary fruity volume. The drink exists in a rum-based version as well, but the cachaça variant most authentically honors its Brazilian namesake. It became a popular international export alongside the music that inspired it.
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