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Caipirinha

• Hannah Guinness

Published: February 21, 2020 at 12:44 PM

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Serves 1

Easy

Total time: 3 mins

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Mojito fans in particular will love this light, zesty yet punchy cocktail from Brazil. It's made with just three ingredients - cachaça, lime and sugar.

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Mix up a classic caipirinha, then check out our mojito, piña colada, mai tai, long island iced tea and plenty more summer cocktail recipes.

For more Brazilian recipes check out our passion fruit caipirinha, Brazilian moqueca and roast chicken coxhina, then check out 10 things we love about São Paulo cuisine.

What is a caipirinha?

The national drink of Brazil and made with the country's sugarcane spirit, cachaça, the origins of this drink are unclear. Some think it emerged from Portuguese slave traders who mixed cachaça, sugar and limes together to create a palatable drink that would prevent them from getting scurvy on the long voyage back to Europe.

Mojito fans in particular will love this light, zesty yet punchy cocktail.

How to make a caipirinha

Try rolling the limes on a worksurface before cutting as this will help release the juices and essential oils.

Caipirinha recipe

Ingredients

• ½ lime

  sliced into wedges

• 2 tsp caster sugar

• 50ml cachaca

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Method

• step 1

  Use the end of a rolling pin to muddle together the lime wedges and sugar in an old fashioned glass or tumbler. Fill the glass with ice, pour over the cachaça and stir well until combined and the ice has diluted a little before serving.

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Authors

Hannah GuinnessSenior sub editor and drinks writer

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