Perfect Caipirinha Recipe
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Perfect Caipirinha Recipe
Description
This Caipirinha recipe uses fresh lime cut into wedges muddled together with sugar to release the juice and essential oils. Adding cachaça over ice and stirring brings together the sweet, tart, and grassy notes of the spirit and fruit. The preparation highlights a fresh, crisp flavor profile characteristic of this classic Brazilian drink.
The cocktail is served in the glass with crushed lime and ice, making it a refreshing drink that pairs well with warm weather or as a zesty companion to savory dishes. The simplicity of ingredients emphasizes the natural flavors of lime and cachaça without dilution.
Ingredients
- 1 lime fresh
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 ounces cachaça (Brazilian sugarcane liquor)
Instructions
- Cut the lime into 8 wedges and place them in a glass. Add the sugar. Use a muddler to crush the limes and extract their juice. Mix the juice with the sugar.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Pour the cachaça over the ice. Stir well to ensure the sugar has dissolved and the flavors have combined.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 1Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 0.5g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.04g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 69mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 34IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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