Caipirinha Recipe
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Caipirinha

By: CAMILLA362 
"Brazil's national cocktail is so refreshing and delicious! Ask your liquor store to order Cachaca for you if they don't stock it, there's no substitute."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (13)

Prep Time:
5 Min
Ready In:
5 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 serving
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lime, quartered
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 2 1/2 fluid ounces cachaca
  • 1 cup ice cubes

Directions

  1. In a large rocks glass squeeze and drop in 2 eighths of lime. Add sugar, crush and mix with a spoon. Pour in the cachaca and plenty of ice. Stir well.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2004 by Debora   view full review
As a Brazilian myself, I prepare Caipirinha in a slightly different way: the ingredients are...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by KBOOP   view full review
Being a Brazilian myself, I must say that our original recipe for Caipirinha takes lemon...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2004 by POCAHONTAS1   view full review
This drink is stunning, and believe me being brazilian myself I can assure you that caipirinha...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2003 by RLNANCE   view full review
What a terrific cocktail. No driving afterward, though! it is potent...superfine sugar makes...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2005 by anasofia   view full review
This drink tastes like heaven in a hot summer afternoon.. but you need three ou four teaspoons...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by jhawk2003   view full review
Add an extra teaspoon of sugar. I make double batches and muddle the sugar and lime.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 26, 2004 by VRAMOS   view full review
Being Brazilian I do assure you that Caipirinha is just great! I agree with the other reviewer...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 1, 2008 by Tanya   view full review
My favorite drink, and it will never change!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2011 by Applezzz   view full review
Loved it!!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2011 by butterican26   view full review
Super eash drink. I love it.

 

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