Caipirinha
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Caipirinha
Cocktail recipe

Rating

4.49 / 5
Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça, sugar and lime. Many variations exist, but the classic is widely mixed, drank and enjoyed! Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça, sugar and lime. Many variations exist, but the classic is widely mixed, drank and enjoyed!

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IBA Official Drink
Cocktail Of The Day
100 Cocktails To Try Before You Die
100 Cocktails To Try Before You Die (Part 2)
Invented
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(1918)
Base ingredient
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Cachaça
Alcohol content
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29.63% | 2.4 units *
Details
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Easy
Classic
Stirred

Lowball glass

Ingredients

oz
ml
cl
Lime cocktail ingredient
Lime
1 1 1
Sugar cocktail ingredient
Sugar
4 teaspoons 4 teaspoons 4 teaspoons
Cachaça cocktail ingredient
Cachaça
60ml 2oz 6cl

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Method

Serves 1 · Takes 3 minutes
First cut up the lime wedges into small segments that will be easy to muddle and release the flavours from
Next, in a lowball glass muddle the sugar and lime wedges
Fill the glass with crushed ice and pour over the cachaça
Give it a quick stir and serve

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