IBA · Contemporary Classics
Caipirinha
3 min.Cachaça
Ingredients
- 5 cl
- 1 piece
- 2 teaspoon
- Garnish
- Old FashionedGlass type
Step-by-step
- Cut lime into wedges and place in an Old Fashioned glass.1
- Add sugar, then muddle to release lime juice.2
- Fill the glass with crushed ice.3
- Pour in cachaça and stir well.4
Flavor profile
- fruitysoursweet
Specs
- Origin
- Brazil’s national cocktail, traditionally made with cachaça, lime, and sugar.History
- Grilled meats, Spicy dishesPairings
- Caipiroska Uses vodka instead of cachaça.
- Caipiríssima Uses rum instead of cachaça.
Alts.- Classic Cocktails BookSource