Caipirinha
"This is a wonderful, fresh summertime drink. It is Brazilian in origin."
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Serves:
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2
ingredients
- 1 large lime, quartered
- 2 tablespoons sugar (plus additional sugar for rims of glasses)
- 1⁄2 cup cachaca (Brazilian liquor) or 1/2 cup white rum
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ice cube
directions
- Lightly wet rims of two glasses and dip in sugar (like you would a margarita glass in salt) Divide fresh lime and sugar between the two glasses.
- Mash lime and sugar in each glass with a wooden spoon.
- Add 1/4 cup cachaca (or rum) and 1 Tbsp lemon juice to each glass, stirring to blend.
- Fill each glass with ice.
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Reviews
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Delicious, STRONG and fun to drink. I will definitely make again. Found out in a magazine that this was "last year's" fashionable drink, but I don't care -- the recipe is too good to put aside for the sake of trendiness.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CarolAnn
United States
