Ingredients
- Cachaça ✓ you have it 5 cl
- Lime cut into eighths ✓ you have it 1 piece
- Cane sugar ✓ you have it 2 bsp
- Crushed ice ✓ you have it
Muddle lime wedges with cane sugar, add cachaça, add ice. That’s all it takes – and that’s exactly what makes it so good.
Method
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1
Cut the lime into eighths, remove the white core and put it in the glass with the cane sugar.
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2
Muddle* firmly until the sugar dissolves in the juice.
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3
Fill the glass with crushed ice* and pour the cachaça over it.
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4
Stir well and top up with a little more ice.
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Illustrative image · AI-generated for Cocktailline. This is roughly how a Caipirinha is classically served.
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