CLASSIC · HALF LIME (CUT INTO 4 WEDGES)

Ipamena

Name: Ipamena
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: Half Lime (cut into 4 wedges); 10 ml Brown Sugar Syrup; 40 ml Passion Fruit Juice; 120 ml Ginger Ale; Lime Slice

A sun-drenched Brazilian mocktail inspired by the caipirinha, muddling fresh lime with brown sugar and passion fruit juice before a lively hit of ginger ale brings it all together with spicy, effervescent warmth.

Ingredients

Half Lime (cut into 4 wedges)

Brown Sugar Syrup10 ml

Passion Fruit Juice40 ml

Ginger Ale120 ml

Lime Slice

Glassware

Wine Glass

Chilled.

Flavor

Caramel · Ginger · Heat (burn) · Lime · Passion fruit

Estimated profile

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Method

1
Cut half a lime into 4 wedges and place them in a cocktail shaker.
2
Add 10ml of brown sugar syrup (or 2 barspoons of brown sugar) and muddle firmly until the lime releases its juice and the sugar begins to dissolve.
3
Add 40ml of passion fruit juice and fill the shaker with ice cubes.
4
Seal the shaker and shake vigorously for 10–12 seconds.
5
Pour the entire contents, ice and all, into a wine glass.
6
Top with 120ml of ginger ale and stir gently once with a bar spoon to integrate.
7
Garnish the rim with a fresh lime slice and serve immediately.

From the Bartender

Muddling the lime with brown sugar rather than simple syrup adds a deeper, molasses-tinged sweetness that mirrors the raw cane sugar used in a classic caipirinha - if you can source Brazilian rapadura or turbinado sugar, the flavour payoff is worth it.

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