Cocktail recipe
Caipirinha
- Glass
- Rocks
- Method
- Stirred
- Served
- Crushed ice
- Garnish
- None
- Base
- Rum
Ingredients
- Cachaça60 ml
- LimeHalf, in wedges
- Caster sugar2 tsp
Method
Muddle lime wedges with sugar, add cachaça and crushed ice, and stir.
Flavour profile
StrengthStrong and spirit forward
LightBoozy
Sweet to sourBalanced
SweetSour or dry
Worked out from the ingredients and their proportions, after dilution: about 28.4% alcohol by volume. An estimate, not a lab reading.
Techniques in this drink
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