caipirinha cocktail



caipirinha cocktail

This drink is designated as an
IBA Official Cocktail
Caipirinha
National cocktail of Brazil
Type:Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume:
  • Cachaça
Served:"On the rocks"; poured over ice
Standard garnish:lime
Standard drinkware:Old fashioned glass
IBA specified ingredients:
  • 5.0 cl (1⅔ fl oz) cachaça
  • ½ Fresh Lime cut into 4 wedges
  • 2 teaspoons Muscovado sugar
Preparation:Place lime and sugar into old fashioned glass and muddle (mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden spoon). Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the Cachaça.
Notes:A wide variety of fresh fruits can be used in place of lime. In the absence of cachaça, vodka can be used.

Caipirinha (pronounced ) is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça (pronounced IPA: ), sugar and lime. Cachaça is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic beverage. Like rum, it is made from sugarcane. Cachaça is made from sugarcane alcohol, obtained from the fermentation of sugarcane juice which is afterwards distilled. Caipiroska, a common variant of the drink, uses vodka in place of cachaça.



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