Ingredients
- ¾ ozcachaca
- ¼ ozapricot brandy
- ¼ ozgalliano
- 4 ozpineapple juice
- ½ ozlemon juice
- 🍋Pineapple wedge(garnish)
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice.
- Shake well for 10-12 seconds.
- Fill a highball glass with ice cubes.
- Strain the cocktail into the glass.
- Garnish with a pineapple wedge and serve.
📜 History
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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