Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 lime
- 2 tablespoons of white granulated sugar
- 2 ounces of Cachaca (Brazilian rum distilled from sugar cane juice)
- Crushed Ice
Cut the lime into pieces (eight pieces is good). Muddle the lime and sugar together in the bottom of a glass (you could also do this in a cocktail shaker). Add the Cachaca. Add one cup of crushed ice. Cover the drink and give it a good shake. Garnish the caipirinha with a lime wedge.
How to serve:
A caipirinha cocktail is best served in a wide, short glass with a straw.
Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail, made with cachaça, sugar and lemon.
Cachaça is Brazil’s most common distilled alcoholic beverage. Like rum, cachaça is made from alcohol obtained from the fermentation of sugarcane juice that is afterwards distilled.