I highly recommend that everyone try the typical Brazilian drink, the caipirinha. It is traditionally made with cachaca, a Brazilian liquor. Add sugar and lime, and you have a caipirinha. Anyone who has ever tried cachaca, knows that is the cheetah of liquors. It stalks you as you unknowingly go about your evening. Then suddenly when you are not paying attention, it pounces, causing you to realize that you have been drinking pure alcohol with a smidgen of sugar and lime to dull the effects.
In Brazil, they've created the vodka caipirinha as well as various fruit mixtures (I suggest fresh strawberry, kiwi, and passion fruit be added). A co-worker recommended trying the sake caipirinha. I was hesitant. Sake? With fruit? Well, I am now converted. The sake version is like a snake. It effortlessly winds its way into your body; you become more interested in its smooth gracefulness. You never smell the power of the sake (unlike cachaca) and while drinking, you can only imagine yourself sipping one while enjoying a sun-filled day on the beach. Oh yeah, it never pounces like the cheetah, unless you disrespect it (and your body).
So, visit your local Brazilian restaurant and ask for the sake caipirinha. I suggest adding strawberry and kiwi as it enhances the charming elegance of the drink. Raise your glass and enjoy the company of your dinner companion.
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