Cachaça Tasting

Cafe Atlantico

Submitted by Anita on August 11, 2009 - 2:09pm

Venue Address: 

405 8th Street NW

Washington, DC 20004

United States

See map: Google Maps

www.cafeatlantico.com

Join José Andrés and the team at Café Atlántico for Carnaval Weekend! Brazilian Carnaval is a week-long celebration featuring street parades with lively samba dancing showcasing fantastical costumes. These festivities mark the period before the Lenten season of sacrifice.

Carnaval Weekend kicks off with a complimentary tasting of the Brazilian spirit LEBLON® cachaça. Cachaça, pronounced (ka-SHAH-sa) is made from fresh-pressed cane juice fermented and distilled. It is exclusive to Brazil. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the public is invited to enjoy samples of LEBLON® cachaça.

During the entire festival, Café Atlántico will offer three specialty cocktails featuring cachaça, including Cafezinho, a hot cocktail featuring Brazilian coffee with hot vanilla infused- cachaça; Winter Citrus Caipirinha with Meyer lemon and blood orange; and Caipiruva, a colorful cachaça cocktail that features grapes, grape soda and 'infused' kumquats. All the specialty cocktails are priced at $12 each.