SIMPLE STYLE IN SEATTLE Vessel

1312 5th Avenue, Seattle (206) 652-0521
http://www.vesselseattle.com

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Though named after the ships that the owners of the historic Skinner Building once produced, this swanky bar is most definitely looking forward to the future. Well-dressed patrons gather around the modern downstairs bar or take glowing yellow steps to an intimate, vermillion second floor lounge. Everything is stylized, from the modern glassware and cutlery to trippy lamps with lightbulb holograms.

FEATURE Cachaça

Pronounced "KA SHA SA", Cachaça is made from sugar cane plant like rum. It is made from fresh sugarcane juice that's fermented and distilled. Cachaça is the national spirit of Brazil. It is also the key ingredient in Brazilian traditional cocktail, caipirinha.

Caipirinha
Pronounced 'KIE-PUR-REEN-YAH', this fresh, exotic cocktail is becoming as hot among international crowds as it is on Copacabana Beach. The traditional caipirinha blends Cachaça, sugar cane, lime juice and ice. Traditional Caipirinha is made with Cachaça, sugar, and crushed limes, served over ice. It is always muddled (crushed with a masher or the blunt end of a wooden spoon). Make sure to muddle in a shaker or a sturdy, non-breakable glass. You can also try replacing lime with about 1/2 cup of fresh tangerine, star fruit, passion fruit, peach, pear, pineapple, plum, orange, mango, grape, guava, figs, etc.