Overview
Get a taste of Brazil with this Cachaça (similar to Rum) cocktail. Combine Cachaça with sugar and lime, and you have a national treasure.
Serves: 1
Prep time: 5 min
Difficulty: Easy
Caipirinha
Ingredients
- 2 part(s) Cachaça
- 1 part(s) Demerara sugar or syrup
- 1 lime, quartered, or 1 part lime juice
- Lime wheel, for garnish
Instructions
- Place lime quarters if using in a cocktail shaker, add sugar, and firmly muddle, being sure to dissolve press all the juice out of the lime. Alternatively, add lime juice to shaker. Add Cachaca, add ice, and shake hard.
- Dump contents of shaker, including lime quarters and shaken ice, into a double Old Fashioned glass.
- Garnish with a lime wheel (optional)
- Shake vigorously, and pour everything back into the glass.
