World Flavors Cookbook

Caipirinha

Brazil's national cocktail — fresh lime muddled with sugar and cachaça (sugarcane spirit), served over ice.

Cuisine: Brazil

Ingredients

• 1 whole lime, cut into wedges
• 2 tsp sugar (or to taste)
• 60ml cachaça (Brazilian sugarcane spirit)
• Crushed ice

Instructions

1. Place lime wedges and sugar in a rocks glass.
2. Muddle firmly, pressing out the lime juice.
3. Fill glass with crushed ice.
4. Add cachaça.
5. Stir well.
6. Taste and adjust sweetness.