French Kiwi and Apple Caipirinha
3.9 2 ratings
Ingredients
Lime (fresh)
3 barspoon Superfine/caster sugar
Kiwi fruit (fresh)
1/6 oz Aniseed liqueur
1/2 oz Apple juice
2 oz Cachaça (unaged)
How to make
Serve in a highball (max 10oz/300ml)
- 1 <strong>1.</strong> 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 <strong>2.</strong> Add 3 bar spoons caster sugar (or ½oz / 15ml sugar syrup 2:1) and MUDDLE
- 3 <strong>3.</strong> Add Kiwi fruit and MUDDLE some more
- 4 <strong>4.</strong> When sure fruit juice is fully extracted and the sugar dissolved, transfer the muddled fruit and sugar into serving glass (preferably a 30cl / 10oz hi-ball glass)
- 5 <strong>5.</strong> 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 Add apple juice and anis liqueur, then STIR to ensure all ingredients are well mixed
- 7 <strong>6.</strong> Crack (rather than crush) four to five large ice cubes and drop into serving glass
- 8 STIR before topping with more ice and serve with a stirrer (but no straws).
Flavour profile
No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
History
This caipirinha, flavored with kiwi and apple, is made "French" by the barest hint of anis (aniseed). Information on the history and other variations of the Caipirinha may be found on our Caipirinha cocktail page.