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Berry Caipirinha

Fruity (e.g. Pornstar Martini) · Summer

4.2 26 ratings

Ingredients

Lime (fresh)
3 barspoon Superfine/caster sugar
3 fresh Raspberries
2 fresh Blackberries
3 fresh Blueberries (fresh)
1 Unspecified
2 oz Cachaça (unaged)

How to make

Serve in a highball (max 10oz/300ml)

Prepare

  1. 1 Select and pre-chill a HIGHBALL (MAX 10OZ/300ML) GLASS.
  2. 2 Prepare garnish of stirrer (spoon, wooden lolly stick or stick cut from sugar cane).

Method

  1. 3 CUT lime in half (from pole to pole) and then slice one of the halves into eight 3-4mm thick half-moon shaped segments and drop into the base of a robust rocks glass.
  2. 4 Add 3 bar spoons caster sugar (or ½oz / 15ml sugar syrup 2:1) and MUDDLE.
  3. 5 Add berries and MUDDLE some more.
  4. 6 When sure fruit juice is fully extracted and the sugar dissolved, transfer the muddled fruit and sugar into serving glass (preferably a 30cl / 10oz highball glass).
  5. 7 POUR cachaça (stored in the freezer) into the rocks glass (used to muddle) and swirl to rinse glass before pouring cachaça into serving glass.
  6. 8 STIR to ensure all ingredients are well mixed.
  7. 9 FILL glass with small cubes or cracked ice. (If using large ice cubes, crack (rather than crush) four to five large ice cubes using an ICE TAPPER and drop into serving glass.)
  8. 10 STIR before topping with more ice.

Garnish

  1. 11 Serve with a stirrer (but no straws).

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History

A fruity mix of berries transforms the popular Brazilian cocktail.

The Caipirinha, Brazil's national cocktail, is said to have originated in the early 20th century. Some accounts trace its roots to the state of São Paulo, while others suggest it began in the southern regions of Brazil. One popular story credits its creation to a farmer attempting to make a "caipira" (country drink) for guests. The drink is made with cachaça, sugar, and lime. It is believed that the recipe was adapted from a European lemon-based cocktail, possibly the "punch" or "punch a la terrienne", which was popular in the 19th century. However, no earlier reference has been found.