Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe
Brazil's national cocktail made with cachaça, fresh lime, and sugar. This refreshing drink is built in the glass by muddling lime wedges with sugar to release juices and essential oils, then adding cachaça and ice.
Make This
- Base
- Cachaça
- Glass
- Double old fashioned glass or rocks glass
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Time
- 4 minutes
- Strength
- Medium
- Flavor
- Citrusy
Ingredients
- 2 oz Cachaça
- 1 whole Lime
- 4 tsp White Cane Sugar
Instructions
- Cut the lime into small wedges and place them in a double old fashioned or rocks glass along with the sugar.
- Muddle gently to release the lime juice and oils from the peel. Avoid over-muddling to prevent bitterness.
- Fill the glass with cracked or crushed ice.
- Add the cachaça and stir gently to mix the ingredients.