MxMo XXXVI: Hard Drinks for Hard Times

This february Mixology Monday is all about the hard times we all are facing. This event is hosted by Rowley`s Whiskey Forge who says:

“Here’s a chance to share how you’re drinking during the downturn; whether it’s affordable booze, ways you’re cutting corners, or things you’ve figured out how to mix or make on the cheap, we need to hear it.”

Thank you Rowley and thanks for hosting! We are in for the cheap drinks, well, i tend to keep it simple when i want to save a bit. One of the most simple and tasty drinks i know in existance is the Jamaican JWray&Ting with a splash of lime. And here a can of Ting is cheap, JWray which isnt expensive, is almost always on my shelf and ice is always in the freezer, so its cheap, its gooood and tasty!

But to make a new drink i decided to add a splash of cachaca to lively up the drink a bit. And what can be cheaper than adding some nice cachaca which was even given to me? and a lime isnt expensive either, so i added some muddled lime and a spoon of sugar. So here we go:

LIFE SAVER

1 lime quartered
1 tbsp fine raw sugar
2 oz cachaca
0.5 oz JWray overproof rum
Ting to top (sub with grapefruit or lemon soda)


Muddle lime and sugar in shaker, add Cachaca and JWray. Shake and strain into ice filled tumbler. Top with Ting. Garnish with a lime wedge.

With the addition of cachaca and sugar this drink becomes a hybrid between a caipirinha and a JWray&Ting. That`s it, with this drink in hand you don`t need anything much else.

Tasty, simple, affordable.