Citrusy · Sour / Tart · Refreshing
Caipirinha
A rustic Brazilian cooler where grassy cachaça meets muddled lime and crunchy cane-sugar brightness.
- Main alcohol
- Cachaça
- Estimated strength
- Moderate
- Technique
- Muddled
- Serving style
- Crushed ice
- Glass
- Rocks Glass
- Garnish
- None specified
- Carbonation
- Still
Ingredients
- 2 oz Cachaça
- 1 piece Lime
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 1 cup Crushed Ice
Instructions
- Cut the lime into 8 wedges and place in a rocks glass.
- Add the sugar directly onto the lime wedges.
- Muddle firmly to release the juice and oils from the lime skin.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.
- Pour the cachaça over the ice and stir well to combine.