Caipirinha
The Caipirinha is a citrusy smash made with Cachaça, Lime and Sugar. It is muddled and served in an old-fashioned glass, about 33% ABV before ice melts.
- Method
- Muddled
- Glass
- Old-fashioned glass
- Served
- On Rocks
- Strength
- About 33% ABV before ice melts
- Family
- Julep & Smash
- Flavour
- Citrus
- Listed in
- IBA official cocktail
Ingredients
- 50mlCachaça
- Half, dicedLime
- 2 teaspoonsSugar
How to make it
- Muddle lime and sugar in an old-fashioned glass.
- Fill with ice and add cachaça.
- Stir well.
Tip: Press gently when you muddle. Crushing herbs too hard releases bitter flavours.
About the Caipirinha
Brazil's national cocktail, the name means 'little countryside drink' in Portuguese.
Missing something?
- No Cachaça? Use Rhum Agricole (Both are sugarcane-juice spirits)
- No Cachaça? Use White Rum (Cleaner, less grassy)
- No Lime? Use Lime Juice (About 25 ml per lime)
- No Lime? Use Lemon
- No Sugar? Use Simple Syrup (About 7.5 ml syrup per teaspoon)
- No Sugar? Use Sugar Cube (1 cube is about 1 teaspoon)
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