Name: Amazonia
Yield: Makes 1 drink
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) cachaca; 6 fresh mint leaves; 8 to 10 ice cubes; 2 tablespoons (1 ounce) apple juice; 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) freshly squeezed lime juice; 1 tablespoon (1/2 ounce) simple syrup; 6 tablespoons (3 ounces) Champagne or any sparkling wine; 1 apple slice

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AmazoniaSteven Torres

Bartender Naren Young developed these cocktails at Bobo Restaurant in New York to showcase the flavors of cachaca, a Brazilian spirit made from distilled sugarcane juice.

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