Caipirinha卡琵莉亞

Flavour

Aroma
Fruity
Body
Crisp
Taste
SourSweet
Colour
White
Style
Long drink

Ingredients

  • Cachaca50 ml
  • White Sugar4 teaspoon
  • Lime Wedgessome

Served

Glass
Rocks glass
Ice
Crushed ice
Technique
MuddleBuild

Method

Muddle the lime wedges with the sugar in an old fashioned glass until the juice runs, add the cachaça, fill with crushed ice and stir.

About this drink

Brazil's national drink. Cachaça is distilled from fresh sugar-cane juice rather than molasses, which is what separates it from rum, and the name comes from caipira, Portuguese for someone from the countryside. With only three ingredients, the muddling decides the result.