Caipirinha drink: A must try one

If you’ve ever traveled to Brazil then there are quite a chances that u would have come across a drink the Caipirinha. Refreshing and easy to make, the cocktail contains fresh lime juice, sugar and cachaça—a spirit as central to Brazilian identity as samba, soccer and carnival. First made in the 1500s from the fermented juice of sugar cane, cachaça is similar to rum yet distinct for its funky, grassy flavors, setting the Caipirinha apart from other sweet-and-sour cocktails.

Ingredients

  • Lime, cut into wedges
  • 2 tsp Sugar
  • 2 oz Cachaça
  • Garnish: Lime wheel

Steps

  1. In a double Old Fashioned glass, muddle the sugar and lime.
  2. Fill with ice, add the cachaça, and stir briefly.
  3. Garnish with a lime wheel (optional).

 

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