Brazils National Drink
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The Caipirinha is made with a base of cachaça, a 500-year-old, sugar cane-derived spirit. Combine the popularity of the Martini and the Cosmopolitan, and you have Brazil’s national drink—the Caipirinha, or Cachaça Sour. Read more The Portuguese word politely translates as “little man from the country,” or, less politely, as “yokel.” The Caipirinha is drunk from lunch until bedtime, which may come sooner than anticipated. It has been popular throughout Brazil for longer than anyone can remember, which is not a surprise, given the potency of the drink and the frequency with which it is drunk.Cachaça is a spirit akin to rum in that it is made from unrefined sugar, but the similarity stops there. Cachaça is a sharper, tart liquor that is tamed into seduction when muddled with lime and sugar. See less
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar shopping list
- 4 key limes, halved and seeded, or 2 small, juicy limes, quartered shopping list
- 2 ounces cachaça shopping list
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How to make it
- Sprinkle the sugar over the limes, and muddle them in the mixing glass part of a Boston shaker until the sugar is dissolved and the lime juice is released. Pour an old-fashioned glassful of cracked ice into the mixing glass, add the cachaça, and shake to incorporate. Return all the contents to the old-fashioned glass.
- Variations:
- Caipirissima: Use rum in place of the cachaça.
- Caipirosca: Use vodka in place of cachaca
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I love Caipirinha! It is a great drink for the Summer and warm nights out. 5*
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