July 12th, 2010
The Legalize Cachaça movement has received such great feedback, we decided to take over the entire United States! We have even spread internationally to Brazil, France, and England. We started out campaigning on the streets, but after gaining an incredible amount of interest, we spread the movement to Facebook and Twitter to increase the awareness to people in locations our street teams cannot reach. We also spread the word on the Leblon Cachaça twitter account.
Now everyone can join the movement and help Legalize Cachaça so we can finally call our beloved Cachaça by its name instead the current mislabeled “Brazilian Rum.” So far we have taken over California, Georgia, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Boston, Nevada, Texas, and Chicago. We have grown exponentially and are not planning on slowing down anytime soon!
Please help us spread the word by writing about us on Facebook, twitter, or blogs! Retweet, repost, link to our blog, or suggest us to your friends on Facebook so more people can be aware of our cause. Each new person that knows about our movement brings us a little closer to our goal of LEGALIZING CACHAÇA!
Our Caipi-Mobiles are currently cruising around NYC and LA creating buzz and gaining support. If you see a truck please tweet a picture and we can send you a free muddler if you send us your address!
We welcome comments or suggestions on this blog as well! Please let us know if you have any ideas how to spread the movement.
LEGALIZE CACHAÇA!
JOIN THE MOVEMENT!
SPREAD THE WORD!
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Posted in About Legalize Cachaça by on July 12th, 2010 10:41:39 AM | No Comments »
July 8th, 2010
Our bright lime green Legalize Cachaça truck definitely stands out like a sore thumb while driving through NYC and Los Angeles! The truck caught the eye of a CNN reporter in NY, who was intrigued by our cause and decided to write a story about the Legalize Cachaça Movement and our delicious Leblon Caipirinha, a Brazilian cocktail made with Leblon Cachaça, fresh limes, sugar, and ice. Cachaça Tom and his team of Leblonettes work day and night to spread the word about Legalize Cachaça. They are trying to allow Cachaça to be in its own category, instead of being forced to call itself “Brazilian Rum.” Tom and his beautiful Brazilian Leblonettes give out pamphlets with information about Cachaça and samples of refreshing Caipirinha flavored sorbet, which definitely helps New Yorkers fight the torturous heat these days. As more and more people become involved in our movement, we know we know we will be able to successfully petition the U.S. government and gain our right to be called CACHAÇA!
HELP SUPPORT US LEGALIZE CACHAÇA!
Read the article here!
*Photographs courtesy of CNN iReport
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Posted in New York by on July 8th, 2010 04:46:51 PM | No Comments »
July 6th, 2010
The temperature is rising outside throughout the Northeast, with no signs of slowing down! The heat wave is now expanding throughout the rest of the US! If your temperature is boiling due to the 100+ degree heat, grab an ice cold Caipirinha. Look out for our Caipi-Mobile driving around L.A. and NYC! If you are lucky enough to catch the Legalize Truck, ask for their free Leblon Caipirinha flavored sorbet samples.
Here are a few of our frozen Caipirinha recipes in case you want to try to make one at home!
Black and Blue Berry Batida
Ingredients:
2 oz. Leblon Cachaça
2 oz. condensed milk
½ oz. blackberry liqueur
¼ cup blackberries
¼ cup blueberries
1 cup cracked ice
Method:
Combine all of the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Garnish with a small pillow of freshly whipped cream and berries.
Cachaça Colada
Ingredients:
1 ¾ oz. Leblon Cachaça
1 oz. pineapple juice
1 oz. pina colada mix
¼ lime
1 cup cracked ice
A splash of simple syrup
Pineapple, for garnish
Method:
Fresh-squeeze the juice of a ¼ lime into a blender and add the remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth and garnish with a slice of pineapple.
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Posted in Los Angeles by on July 6th, 2010 08:40:29 AM | No Comments »
July 2nd, 2010
Unfortunately, our hometown team, Brazil, lost to Netherlands 2:1 in their World Cup quarter-final game today. We still love the Brazil team and are looking forward to the next World Cup games in 2014, which will be HELD IN BRAZIL!!! Hopefully playing in our home base will be lucky for us and we will win the World Cup next time!
Great job throughout the entire World Cup Brazil! We are sorry you did not make it all the way to win the finals, but we know you tried your best.
Keep your hopes up for the next world cup and grieve this World Cup loss
by treating yourself to a nice refreshing Leblon Caipirinha!
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Posted in About Legalize Cachaça by on July 2nd, 2010 11:24:52 AM | No Comments »
July 2nd, 2010
Brazil plays the Netherlands in the World Cup today at 10:00 PM EST!
Two out of the three times Brazil has played Netherlands, they were victorious. All of us here at Leblon have the utmost faith in Brazil that they can repeat history and defeat the small European country. As the team behind the Brazil’s Premium Cachaça, used in the Caipirinha, Brazil’s National Cocktail, we expect to celebrate their win by sipping a delicious Caipirinha with our friends and fellow Brazil fans!
In NYC, Vitoria Caipirinha and the Leblonettes will be cheering on Brazil at Sushi Samba! Stop by to join in on the festivities, enjoy their drink specials, samba dancing by SAMBA NOVO, and amaznig prizes!
Click here to see all of Sushi Samba locations across the United States which will be hosting World Cup viewing parties today.
Look out for Cachaça Tom driving our Legalize Cachaça Caipi-Mobile all over NYC today and at Sushi Samba!!
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Posted in New York by on July 2nd, 2010 08:47:17 AM | 1 Comment »
