Now, for those of us over the legal drinking age, alcoholic beverages are often a necessary accoutrement when watching a UFC pay-per-view event. However, with such a wide range of beers, wines, and spirits available, it can sometimes be difficult to choose something that may really fit the event. That can leave you relying on the “same old same old,” or – even worse – cheap, bad beer. We here at MMASucka don’t want to see that happen to you, though. That’s why we’re bringing you a brand new, PPV-week series to help ensure that you have quality drinks for watching (hopefully) quality fights, inspired by a fighter on the card.
UFC 179, featuring the highly anticipated rematch between featherweight champ Jose Aldo and Team Alpha Male’s Chad Mendes, will be emanating from Brazil. What does that mean for this card’s beverage choices? That’s right, we’re going Brazilian and getting some of the national spirit, cachaça. I was able to track down bottles of Cachaça 51 at a few different liquor stores, so not only is it available in North America, it’s likely available across wide swaths of it. Now, cachaça is distilled from sugarcane, and is generally between 38%-48% ABV. Unlike rum, it is distilled from pure sugar cane, not from byproducts like molasses. Cachaça 51, specifically, isn’t too strong, with hints of apple and sugar cane juice hitting your tastebuds en route to a satisfyingly sweet finish. It can be had on the rocks, mixed with cola, or made into Brazil’s national highball, the Caipirinha.
For the “TL;DR” crowd, the Cachaça 51 Tale of the Tape is below, along with a video demonstration on how to make a Caipirinha.
How to Make a Caipirinha
