What ingredients do I need for Caipirinha?

To make Caipirinha, you need: 2 oz Cachaça, 4 tsp Sugar, 1 Lime.

How do I make Caipirinha?

Place lime and sugar into old fashioned glass and muddle (mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden spoon). Fill the glass with ice and add the Cachaça. Stir gently. Note: Caipiroska – Instead of Cachaça use Vodka; Caipirissima – Instead of Cachaça use Rum. Caipirão – Instead of Cachaça use Licor Beirão

What glass should I use for Caipirinha?

Caipirinha is traditionally served in a Rocks Glass.

Is Caipirinha an alcoholic drink?

Yes, Caipirinha is an alcoholic cocktail.

How strong is Caipirinha?

Caipirinha has an alcohol content of about 25% ABV.

How many calories are in Caipirinha?

Caipirinha contains approximately 263 calories per serving.

Caipirinha

Name: Caipirinha
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 drink
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 2 oz Cachaça; 4 tsp Sugar; 1 Lime

Brazil's national cocktail: fresh lime wedges muddled with cane sugar, then flooded with cachaca and ice. Rustic, zesty and full of grassy sugarcane character.

25% ABVStrongCocktails

Medium

Difficulty

5 min

Time

263 Cal

Calories

Flavor profile

Rum

Strength

Sweet

Sour

Bitter

Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.

Ingredients

Cachaça2 oz
Sugar4 tsp
Lime(optional)1

Instructions

Place lime and sugar into old fashioned glass and muddle (mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden spoon). Fill the glass with ice and add the Cachaça. Stir gently. Note:
Caipiroska – Instead of Cachaça use Vodka;
Caipirissima – Instead of Cachaça use Rum.
Caipirão – Instead of Cachaça use Licor Beirão