Caipirinha Cocktail

From: Ipanema Brazilian Grill Restaurant, Seattle. Yield: 1 serving.

5 seedless grapes

1 to 2 slices of lime

1 Tbsp. sugar

1½ to 2 oz. Cachaça 51 (sugarcane rum)

splash of seltzer water

Place grapes, lime slices and sugar in glass and muddle slightly. Put muddled mixture in a shaker, add Cachaça liquor and seltzer water. Shake thoroughly to melt the sugar. Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice and pour over top. Garnish with lime slice.

Photo: California Table Grape Commission