What’s a Batida?
(pronounced: ‘BA-CHI-DA’)
According to Armando Barros, who has been making some of Brazil’s best cocktails at his São Paulo hotspot ‘Mestre Das Batidas’ (Maestro of Batidas) for more than 40 years: “A Batida is made with cachaça, fruit, or other ingredients, but almost always includes sweetened condensed milk and sugar, I like it sweet. The key is to introduce air to the mix, either by blending or shaking, I prefer a blender, I’m getting older now” as he says with a wink.
By Armando, O Mestre Das Batidas, Sao Paulo
Place the ingredients into a blender or shaker and pronto! Garnish with coconut pieces. Serve in a martini glass if up (blended or strained) and rock glass if down.
Blend and serve over ice in a large martini Glass. Garnish with chocolate syrup swirl.
By Armando, O Mestre Das Batidas, Sao Paulo
Place the ingredients into a blender and pronto! Garnish with peanut shells, skewered through the center. Serve in a cognac glass.
By Junior Castro, John & Jack, São Paulo, Brazil
Mix in a blender and serve in a martini glass.
Amazon cherry (Acerola) meets Afro-Brazilian spice in a wild batida.
Acerola is tropical berry that contains ten times more Vitamin C than oranges. Find it at www.sambazon.com
Place all ingredients in a blender and pronto! Serve in a rocks glass, garnish with an orange slice.
By Armando, O Mestre Das Batidas, Sao Paulo
Place the ingredients into a blender and pronto! Serve in a rocks glass.
SOME OF ARMANDO’S FAVORITE VARIATIONS
Substitute strawberries with ½ cup:
Look for frozen tropical fruit pulp at your local Latin supermarkets!