CLASSIC COCKTAIL · 1890–1919
Caipirinha
Cachaça, lime and sugar, muddled and served over ice.
early 1900sHistorical classicResearched
The Caipirinha began as a rural Brazilian remedy of cachaça, lime, garlic and honey, and evolved into the lime-and-sugar drink now served across Brazil. It became the country’s national cocktail in the twentieth century. The name means roughly “little countryside drink”.
- Caipiroska (vodka)
- Caipirissima (rum)
- Caipirinha with fruit
THE RECIPE
Ingredients
- Cachaça60 ml
- Lime1 cut into wedges
- Sugar2 tsp
- Crushed iceto fill
Method
Muddle the lime and sugar in a rocks glass, add cachaça and crushed ice, and stir.
Rocks glass · crushed ice · lime