Caipirinha
Sours · Cachaça
- Strength
- 17.8%
- Std. drinks
- 1.35
- Calories
- 202
- Sugar
- 16.5 g
- 2 ozCachaça60 ml
- 1Lime, cut into small wedges
- 4 tspWhite cane sugar
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
Head to head
Caipirinha and Tommy’s Margarita side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have lime juice. Only the Caipirinha has cachaça and sugar; only the Tommy’s Margarita has tequila and agave syrup. In parts, a Caipirinha is 2 cachaça, 1 lime and ¾ sugar; a Tommy’s Margarita is 2 tequila, 1 lime and 1 agave. By volume, the Caipirinha is 52% spirit, 26% citrus and 22% syrup and sugar; the Tommy’s Margarita is 50% spirit, 25% syrup and sugar and 25% citrus. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Caipirinha is the stronger drink in the glass (17.8% ABV against 12.7%), but being smaller it holds about the same alcohol (1.35 standard drinks each). The Tommy’s Margarita has more calories (about 268 against 202) and more sugar (28.4 g against 16.5 g). Both are served in a rocks glass; the Caipirinha is built, the Tommy’s Margarita shaken.
Sours · Cachaça
The ratio · 2 : 1 : ¾
Highlighted: not in the Tommy’s Margarita.
Sours · Tequila
The ratio · 2 : 1 : 1
Full Tommy’s Margarita recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Caipirinha.
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Caipirinha vs.
Tommy’s Margarita vs.