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Caipirinha
A whole lime muddled with sugar, with cachaça's fresh sugarcane aroma among crushed ice.
Home-bar collection version
For one serving
Ingredients
- Lime
Cut into small pieces
1 piece - Sugar4 tsp
- Cachaça60 ml / 2.03 US fl oz
US fl oz amounts are rounded; use ml for exact measures.
To garnishLime wedge
Make it
- Cut the lime into small pieces and place in an old-fashioned glass with white sugar.
- Muddle gently to release the juice and dissolve the sugar.
- Fill with crushed ice and pour in cachaça.
- Stir gently, leaving the lime pieces in the glass.
Behind the drink
Brazil's national cocktail; Brazilian regulations specifically define it as cachaça, lime and sugar.
Recipe reference
Adapted from the IBA recipe; see the ingredient notes for home-bar adjustments.
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