Caipirinha

Brazil's national cocktail, the Caipirinha is refreshing and simple to make with lime juice, sugar, and cachaça. Cachaça is a spicy, sweet, and fruity Brazilian liquor made from fermented sugarcane juice, comparable to rum. Cachaça is produced exclusively in Brazil and is the country's national…

Category
Cocktails
Glassware
Rocks glass
ABV
18-22%
Flavour
Tart, Sweet, Cane

Key ingredients

How to make it

Cut a lime into wedges and place in a rocks glass with 2 tsp sugar. Muddle to release the juice and dissolve the sugar. Fill the glass with crushed ice, pour 2 oz cachaça over the top, and stir thoroughly from the bottom up to mix and chill.

Flavour profile

Tart, Sweet, Cane

Origin & history

Brazil, where it is the national cocktail; cachaça is the country's national spirit.

Serve it in

Rocks glass

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