Cocktail recipe
Caipirinha
A built cocktail featuring Cachaça, Lime, Sugar.
Ingredients
- 60 ml Cachaça
- 4 piece Lime
- 4 barspoon Sugar
Method
- Gently muddle the lime pieces with the sugar in a rocks glass until the lime releases its juice and the sugar begins to dissolve.
- Fill with cracked ice, pour in the cachaça, and stir to combine.
Story
Brazil's national cocktail: cachaça, lime and sugar. One story ties it to a 1918 flu remedy of lime, garlic and honey, with the cachaça kept and the rest dropped. 'Caipira' means a country person.