The recipe
- 2 ozCachaça60 ml
- 1Lime, cut into small wedges
- 4 tspWhite cane sugar
How to make it
- 1Put the lime wedges and sugar in a double rocks glass and muddle gently.
- 2Fill the glass with cracked ice.
- 3Pour in the cachaça and stir.
Variations: Make it with vodka for a Caipiroska, rum for a Caipiríssima, or Licor Beirão for a Caipirão.
The ratio
2 : 1 : ¾
In parts, a Caipirinha is 2 cachaça, 1 lime and ¾ sugar. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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