Salto, like other cachaças, is the result of the distillation of fermented sugarcane juice and is white in colour. Salto is a premium cachaça (pronounced ka-shah-sa) produced in Brazil. The rum-like spirit, is made from fresh pressed Brazilian sugar cane. However Salto is unique, as it arrives in the UK as just the base spirit and is then blended with a mix of bitter orange, grapefruit and lime to make a refreshing drink. And at only 24%ABV it doesn't have the alcohol burn that some regular 40% spirits have.
We decided to stick to the fruit based cocktails on saturday evening. So while watching a certain Brazilian contestant on a certain tv 'talent' show, we mixed a few Ginger Brazilian's. A long, fruit based cocktail consisting of 75ml of Salto, 50ml Cranberry Juice, 10ml Elderflower Cordial, a good few slices of fresh ginger and a wedge of lime. This was delicious, fruity, citrus acidic and aromatic thanks to the handful of ginger we used in each drink! Salto can even be consumed simply poured over ice with a squeeze of lime but personally I prefer more fruit mixed cocktails.
Salto is a really fresh, zesty delicious drink which can be enjoyed all year round, bringing a little latin spirit into your life no matter how cold it is outside!
A couple more options for great cocktails with Salto are:
Red Brazilian
Salto - 50ml
Red Berry Puree (frozen berries, blended into a puree)- 25ml
Shake with Ice
Pour over fresh limes
Apple Brazilian
Salto - 50ml
Fresh Lime- 1/2 in wedges, squeezed
Splash of fresh apple juice
Oriental Brazilian
Salto - 75ml
Lemon Grass - 1
Lychee - 4
Lemon Zest - 1/4
For more information on Salto, please go to www.saltobrazil.com
Salto can be consumed in various on-trade venues in London including Hush, Le Petit Canon, sushinho, Guanabara, The Porterhouse Brewery, El Camino, Spiritual Caipirinha Bar, Wahoo and selected off-trade venues.