How to Make a Caipirinha
The national drink of Brazil, the caipirinha is the perfect partner on a sultry summer night.
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You Will Need
- A whole lime
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 2 oz. cachaça
- Ice
- A tumbler
- A muddler
Steps
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Step 1
Wash and cut lime
Wash the lime and slice it into wedges.
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Step 2
Muddle the sugar and limes
Add the lime wedges and a teaspoon of sugar to the glass. Muddle them thoroughly.
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A muddler is a fancy bar term for a blunt wooden object used to crush fruit. If you don’t have one, a pestle or wooden spoon will do.
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Step 3
Add cachaça and stir
Add two ounces of cachaça, a Brazilian spirit distilled from sugarcane. Stir.
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Step 4
Add ice and stir
Add ice and stir briskly. Now which way to the dance floor?
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The caipirinha began as a rural drink and comes from the Portuguese word for hillbilly.
