Caipirinha
Ingredients
- 2 oz Cachaça (a rum derived from cane juice that is not cooked)
- 1 lime cut into small wedges
- 4 teaspoons of white cane sugar
- Garnish: None
Instructions
- Muddle the lime wedges and cane sugar in an old fashioned glass.
- Fill the glass with cracked ice.
- Add Cachaça and stir to combine ingredients.
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Note: There are 3 other variations that change the base spirit. These are;
- Caipiroska - using vodka.
- Caipirissima using rum.
- Caipirão - using Licor Beirão.