Drink Recipes.  Old classics and new favorites

With a hint of melon and coconut and its smooth, well-balanced character, Boca Loca is great straight up or as a perfect base for classic and innovative cocktail recipes. The most popular cocktail made with cachaça is the Caipirinha (pronounced kai-purr-EEN-yah), the national drink of Brazil.

We work with mixologists around the country who create new cocktails to showcase the versatility of cachaça. Inspired by fresh ingredients and seasonal fruits, these cocktails add pizzazz to any cocktail menu. Saúde (to your health)!

Boca Loca Caipirinha

Traditional Caipirinha

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 lime
  • 2 teaspoons sugar

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

Barberita Loca

Barberita Loca

by Felipe Grelat, Barbershop Bar, Paris, France

  • 4CL Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1CL Triple Sec
  • 2CL Elderflower Liquer
  • 4CL Lemon Juice

Put all ingredients into shaker and shake with ice. Serve in rocks glass.

Caipirinha Sangria

Caipirinha Sangria

by Kim Haasarud

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 2 1/2 oz Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth
  • 1 oz Lime Juice
  • 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1 1/2 oz Fee Brothers Rock Candy Syrup

Combine all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shaken vigorously. Served with garnish in a chilled cocktail glass.

Midnight Summer

Midnight Summer

by Anika Zappe

  • 3/4 oz oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz Kahlua
  • 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 oz Agave Nectar

Combine all ingredients into shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an old fashion glass with ice. Top with splash of soda and lemon twist.

Orange Ginger Smash

Orange Ginger Smash

by Sean Kenyon

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 2 quarter size pieces peeled ginger root
  • 1/8 of an orange
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1/4 oz Lemon Juice

Muddle the giner and orange in a mixing glass. Add all other ingredients and shake. Double strain over fresh ice. Garnish with orange peel.

Beginning of the End

Beginning of the End

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz Fresh Lime
  • 1/2 oz Simple Syrup
  • 1/2 oz Egg White
  • 1/4 oz Amaretto
  • 1 rounded tsp Apple Butter

All ingredients are combined into shaker with ice and shaken vigorously. Served with garnish in a chilled cocktail glass.

Pearl Button

Pearl Button

by Naren Young

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz Lillet Blanc
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • 4 oz San Pellegrino limonata or any sparkling lemonade

Shake first three ingredients and strain into ice filled highball glass. Top with lemonade and garnish with grapefruit wheel.

Winter Gateway

Winter Gateway

by Anika Zappe

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz Lime Juice
  • 1/2 oz Habanero Infused Agave
  • 1/4 oz Almendrado
  • Dash of Mezcal
  • 1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice

Shake and strain over rocks, garnish with a piece of grilled pineapple.

Boca Negroni

Boca Negroni

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 1/2 oz Aperol
  • 1 1/2 oz Sweet Vermouth
  • Lemon Wedge

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into cocktail glass. Squeeze small dash of lemon juice into glass and garnish with lemon peel.

Chi Chi Loca

Chi Chi Loca

by Anika Zappe

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz agave nectar
  • 1/2 oz Del Maguey Chichicapa Mezcal
  • 5 blackberries
  • 2 fresh sage leaves, torn

Muddle blackberries and add sage, shake with ice and fine strain into a chilled, tall glass. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with sage and a blackberry.

Watermelon Mist

Watermelon Mist

by David Ortiz and Cassie Sewell-Ortiz

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/3 cup fresh watermelon
  • 1 tbsp agave Nectar
  • 2 slices cucumber
  • Splash ginger ale

Muddle watermelon in shaker. Add agave nectar, cucumber slices, Boca Loca and ice. Shake well and strain into martini glass. Top with splash of ginger ale.

Border Agitation

Border Agitation

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 1/2 oz egg white
  • 2 tsp pepper jelly

Shake ingredients with ice until well chilled. Double-strain into a Collins glass over ice. Top with 2 oz bitter lemon soda.

Boca Ginger Fizz

Boca Ginger Fizz

by Anika Zappe

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz agave nectar
  • 3/4 oz Domain de Canton
  • 1/2 oz egg white
  • 2 fresh sage leaves, torn
  • Dash of peach bitters

Shake ingredients for a long time and strain over ice in a tall glass. Top with soda and garnish with a long lemon twist.

Midnight at the Copacabana

Midnight at the Copacabana

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz Rothman and Winter apricot brandy
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 1/4 oz simple syrup
  • 2 dashes Fee Brothers Peach Bitters

Shake well with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with an orange wedge.

Vacation

Vacation

by Zane Harris

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1/2 oz Aperol
  • 1/2 oz simple syrup
  • 1 whole egg white
  • 1 dash peach bitters

Shake with ice, strain into a champagne flute.

Caneflower

Caneflower

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz Aperol
  • 1/4 oz Elderflower liqueur

Stir with cracked ice until chilled and strain into a small champagne coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Carrot Cilantro Caipi

Carrot Cilantro Caipi

by Ryan Magarian

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 2 Cilantro sprigs 2 ea
  • 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 3/4 oz simple syrup
  • 2 oz freshly extracted carrot juice
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

In a pint mixing glass, add cilantro and hand press with a muddler. Add spirits and mixers, fill glass with ice, and shake vigorously for 6 seconds. Strain into an old fashioned glass over fresh ice. Garnish with a small cilantro sprig.

Festa

Festa

by Robert Hess

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz raspberry syrup
  • 1/2 oz Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
  • 1 dash Angostura aromatic bitters

Shake with ice and strain into an ice filled rocks glass. Top with soda.

Blossom Dear

Blossom Dear

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz ginger-honey syrup*
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 dash orange bitters

Shake ingredients well with cracked ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with freshly grated lemon peel. *To make ginger-honey syrup, dissolve 1 cup honey in 1 cup boiling water and add 1 ounce finely grated, peeled ginger root. Let cool, bottle and refrigerate.

Late Sunday

Late Sunday

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 4 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 8 oz vanilla soy milk
  • 1 bag rooibos tea
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • Cinnamon sticks for garnish

Heat 8 oz vanilla soy milk in a small saucepan until hot. Steep 1 bag rooibos tea in soy milk for 5 minutes. Discard teabag. Add 2 tsp sugar and 4 oz Boca Loca Chachaça. Makes two servings in warm mugs. Garnish with cinnamon sticks.

Candied Cane

Candied Cane

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 oz créme de mure (blackberry liqueur)
  • 1 oz fresh lemon juice
  • ½ oz simple syrup

Shake ingredients with cracked ice until chilled.  Sugar the rim of a chilled champagne coupe or cocktail glass and strain ingredients into glass.  Float 2 oz champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.

Que Color

Que Calor

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1.5 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 3/4 oz Triple-Spice Syrup*
  • 3/4 oz fresh lemon juice
  • 5 oz fresh-pressed apple cider

In a saucepan, microwave, or espresso steam wand, heat syrup, lemon juice and apple cider until hot.   Add Boca Loca Cachaça and serve in a warmed Irish Coffee glass.  Garnish with a generous slice of orange peel. *In a small saucepan, simmer 16 oz water, covered, with 9 star anise pods, 20 cloves and 3 cinnamon sticks for 30 minutes.   Strain solids immediately and add 2 cups sugar.  Let cool and bottle.

Christmas Island Cocktail

Christmas Island

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 oz pineapple juice
  • 1 tbsp sweetened condensed milk

Shake ingredients with cracked ice until chilled.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with freshly-grated nutmeg.

Boca Amora Bruise

Boca Amora Bruise

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 1.5 oz. Boca Loca Cachaça
  • .5 oz. apple brandy or applejack
  • 1 oz. simple syrup
  • .75 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 3 late summer berries

Muddle berries in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake with cracked ice until chilled. Strain into an ice-filled old fashioned glass and garnish with lemon and berries.

Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 2 oz. Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 oz. Belle de Brillet
  • .5 oz. fresh lemon juice
  • 1 dash Angostura bitters

Muddle peach in the bottom of a mixing glass. Add remaining ingredients and shake with cracked ice until chilled. Double-strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a cinnamon stick.

Belle de Praia

Belle de Praia

by Jeffrey Morgenthaler

  • 2 oz. Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 oz. fresh orange juice
  • 1 tsp. agave syrup
  • 1 quarter late-harvest peach
  • 2 dashes cinnamon

Shake ingredients with cracked ice until chilled. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with lemon peel.

Herb Cane

Herb Cane

by Duggan McDonnell

  • 3 basil leaves
  • 6 mint leaves
  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • .5 oz Chartreuse (green)
  • .5 oz. brown sugar syrup
  • 1 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 small orange peel

Muddle basil and mint into shaker. Pour in the Boca Loca and next 3 ingredients and shake vigorously with ice. Strain liquid into rocks glass. Squeeze essential oil from orange peel into drink and drop in for garnish.

The Majestic

The Majestic

by Duggan McDonnell

  • 3 small diced pineapple pieces
  • 2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • .5 oz Chartreuse (Yellow)
  • .5 oz brown sugar syrup
  • .5 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 1 dash orange bitters
  • 1 oz. seltzer water

Muddle pineapple in shaker. Add Boca Loca and next 5 ingredients and shake vigorously with ice. Strain liquid into highball glass adding seltzer water while pouring. Garnish with pineapple frond and serve.

Boca Royale

Boca Royale

by Duggan McDonnell

  • 1 whole strawberry
  • 2 oz. Boca Loca Cachaça
  • .5 oz. brown sugar syrup
  • .5 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 oz sparkling wine

Muddle strawberry into shaker. Add Boca Loca and next 2 ingredients and shake vigorously with ice. Strain liquid into highball glass adding sparkling wine while pouring. Garnish with lemon and serve.

Boca Gingerade

Boca Gingerade

by Duggan McDonnell

  • 2 oz. Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 teaspoon raspberry preserves
  • .5 oz Cointreau
  • .5 oz. brown sugar syrup
  • 3 dashes angostura bitters
  • 1 oz fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 1 oz ginger beer

Shake Boca Loca and next 5 ingredients vigorously with ice and pour all contents into a highball glass adding the ginger beer as you pour. Garnish with orange wheel and serve.

Amazonian Love Honey

Amazonian Love Honey

by Ryan Magarian

  • 1 1.2 oz Boca Loca Cachaca
  • 3/4 oz clover honey
  • 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz fresh squeezed orange juice
  • 1 oz Prosecco

Mix all ingredients together in champagne flute. Garnish with lime wedge.

Boca Loca Coca

Boca Loca Coca

  • 1 1/2 oz of Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 can of cola
  • 1 lime wedge

Pour Boca Loca and cola over ice in a tall highball glass. Stir, and serve.

Bloody Lip

Bloody Lip

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • Dash of Worcestershire
  • Dash of Tabasco sauce
  • Dash of lemon juice
  • Celery salt
  • Pepper
  • Tomato juice

Over ice in a tall glass, add spices, then the Boca Loca. Fill with tomato juice and stir. Garnish with a celery stick and lime wedge.

Woody Woodpecker

Woody Woodpecker

  • 1 1/2 oz of Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz. Galliano® liqueur
  • orange juice

Shake Boca Loca and juice with ice, pour in a tall highball glass add Galliano. Garnish with orange slice.

Lemon Caipirinha

Lemon Caipirinha

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons sugar

Clean and cut a lemon into eight wedges. Place the lemon and sugar into your glass and mash the ingredients together. Add ice equal to your glass then add the Boca Loca. Serve in a highball glass. Be sure to use your paddle stirrer here to keep the sugar well mixed!

Cosmo Loca

Cosmo Loca

  • 1 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
  • 1/2 oz lime juice
  • 1/2 oz cranberry juice

Shake Boca Loca, triple sec, lime and cranberry juice vigorously in a shaker with ice. Strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wedge on the rim, and serve.

Cranky Cola

Cranky Cola

  • 1 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz almond liqueur
  • cranberry juice
  • 1 splash cola

Build ingredients in order listed in a glass, with cola on top, and serve. Garnish with a orange wedge.

Pinga Rita

Pinga Rita

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz triple sec
  • 1 oz lime juice
  • salt

Rub the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice and dip in salt. Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into the glass, and serve.

Pinga Colada

Pinga Colada

  • 1 1/2 oz of Boca Loca Cachaça
  • Cream of Coconut
  • pineapple juice

Pour in the Boca Loca and add a good splash each of Cream of Coconut and pineapple juice. Shake with ice and serve in a decorative glass. Garnish with fresh pineapple or orange wedge.

Strawberry Batida

Strawberry Batida

  • 2 oz of Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 5 very ripe strawberries
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup crushed ice

Place all ingredients into a blender. Blend well, pour into highball glass, top with fruit, and serve. (This is a very popular drink in Brazil. They use every fruit imaginable in this drink. Other popular fruit are pineapple, coconut and papaya.)

PingaTini

PingaTini

  • 2 1/2 oz of Boca Loca Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz dry vermouth

Stir and strain into a frosted cocktail glass. Serve with green olives.

Tropical Kiss

Tropical Kiss

  • 1 1/2 oz Boca Loca Cachaça
  • Ginger Ale
  • Grenadine
  • Sweet and Sour Mix

Over ice in a highball glass, add the Boca Loca. Fill with Ginger Ale, add a splash of Sweet and Sour Mix and Grenadine. Garnish with an orange wedge.