Caipirinha
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Caipirinha
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Enjoy a refreshing Caipirinha cocktail for summer happy hour or to serve at dinner parties. It is light, tart, perfectly sweet, and super easy to make!
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Ingredients
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- 1½ teaspoons sugar
- 2 ounces cachaca
- ice
Instructions
- Place the lime wedges and sugar in the bottom of a cocktail glass and muddle together until the sugar is dissolved.
- Fill the glass with ice. Add the cachaça and stir for a few second.
- Serve immediately garnished with a lime slice, if desired.
Notes
- Choose a high-quality cachaça. The spirit is an essential ingredient in your caipirinha drink, and quality makes a difference for a smooth, well-balanced taste and clean finish. Additionally, you can select a cachaça with specific tasting notes if desired. Some varieties have a fruity undertone, like citrus or tropical fruit, while aged cachaças have notes of spice, oak, or earthiness.
- Use finely ground sugar. I recommend using caster or superfine sugar in this caipirinha recipe. The finer crystals dissolve quickly which is important because you don’t do a lot of mixing and you don’t want the sugar to settle on the bottom. Alternatively, you can swap the sugar for 1 tablespoon of simple syrup.
- Prepare the drink in a rocks glass. Also called an old-fashioned glass or lowball glass, it has a sturdy construction and wide rim which makes it ideal for muddling the ingredients. You preserve the flavors by preparing the drink in the glass you also serve it in, and it makes a pretty presentation.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
203kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
1mg
(0%)
Potassium
68mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
34IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 203 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 203kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 68mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 34IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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