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Leite de Onça in a rocks glass, drawn with its ingredient layers

Leite de Onça recipe

ShakenRocks glassCubed ice8% ABV

The Leite de Onça is a shaken rum cocktail, made with cachaça, condensed milk, milk and more, served in a rocks glass over ice. It is creamy.

Strength: about 8.4% ABV in the glass, roughly 19 g of alcohol and about 370 calories per drink (an estimate; brands, sugar and dilution vary).

Jaguar’s milk: cachaça, condensed milk and chocolate, the drink of Brazil’s winter festivals.

Leite de Onça ingredients

Cachaça50 ml (1¾ oz)
Condensed milk50 ml (1¾ oz)
Milk100 ml (3¼ oz)
Dark crème de cacao15 ml (½ oz)

Measures for one serve. Open the drink in Bar Bible to scale it to a batch or switch to ounces.

How to make a Leite de Onça

  1. Add everything to a shaker and fill with ice.
  2. Shake hard for 10 to 12 seconds.
  3. Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass.
  4. Garnish with ground cinnamon.
Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Cubed
Garnish
Ground cinnamon
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Leite de Onça: quick answers

How strong is a Leite de Onça?
About 8.4% alcohol once the ice has melted in, roughly 19 g of alcohol per drink. That is an estimate: brands and dilution vary.
How many calories are in a Leite de Onça?
About 370 calories per drink, from the alcohol and the ingredients. An estimate: brands and the amount of sugar change it. Compare every drink in the cocktail calorie chart.
What glass is a Leite de Onça served in?
A rocks glass, over ice cubes.
How many ingredients does a Leite de Onça have?
4 in total: cachaça, condensed milk, milk and dark crème de cacao.

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