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Caipirinha

Brazil's national cocktail — cachaca (sugarcane rum), lime, and sugar, muddled and served over ice. Simple, refreshing, and potent. The word means 'little country girl' in Portuguese.

Prep5 minutes
Cook0 minutes
Serves1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 2 oz cachaca
  • 1 lime (cut into wedges)
  • 2 tsp superfine sugar
  • Crushed ice

Instructions

  1. 1. Cut the lime into 8 wedges and place in a rocks glass.
  2. 2. Add sugar and muddle to release lime juice and oils.
  3. 3. Fill the glass with crushed ice.
  4. 4. Add cachaca and stir thoroughly.
  5. 5. Serve with a stirrer.
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