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Caipirinha (Contemporary Serve)

Modern

4.1 57 ratings

Ingredients

Lime (fresh)
2 oz Cachaça (unaged)
1/2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1)

How to make

Serve in a old-fashioned glass

  1. 1 MUDDLE lime wedges in the base of shaker to release juice and oils in its skin
  2. 2 Add cachaça and sugar
  3. 3 SHAKE with 6oz scoop crushed ice and pour all without straining into glass.

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History

In its native Brazil, this drink is customarily served with cubed ice, most often the kind known as holly tubular machine ice. Yet, when the beverage made its way to the UK and gained popularity there, crushed ice was the prevailing trend. As a result, in the UK and other new markets for cachaça, crushed ice has established itself as the standard. The history of the Caipirinha and its other variations are detailed on the Caipirinha cocktail page.