an ode to aries…. while the espresso bean appears saturnine (dark) in color, it’s life force is truly arien in nature. and that life force is the same one we start jonesing for around 4 pm every weekday. yes, caffeine is ruled by mars and is an aries. did you know that before coffee is roasted to that beautiful capricornian brown color it is a bright martian red? perhaps we can say that decaffeinated coffee belongs to capricorn and regular coffee belongs to aries? or perhaps i am complicating things…

sometimes we need a cup of joe to kick us into high gear, like sometimes we need a kick from aries to get our ass going. you see, aries lives in a permanent state of high gear. they always drive in the fast lane. and they should have a “DANGER: HIGH VOLTAGE” sign stapled to their forehead. to be blunt, ridin’ shotgun with aries is not for the faint of heart. this hot-headed, hard-wired ram girl is one helluva a go-gettin’, fun-lovin’, man-eatin’, shot-slammin’ chick, who’s always on the prowl for a good drink and an even better time. sszzz…

1 oz extra fine sugar (if you don’t have this, granulated sugar will suffice)
1 1/2 oz cachaca
1 oz organic espresso (chilled)

combine lime and sugar into wide-bottomed glass and muddle until sugar is paste-like. fill glass with ice and add cachaca and espresso to mixture. stir and serve. (cocktail by gwen)