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caipirinha cocktail in a rocks glass set on a wood table

Caipirinha Cocktail (3-Ingredient Recipe)

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5 from 2 votes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Yield 1 cocktail
Category Cocktail
Cuisine Brazilian
Author Lauren Grant

Description

The best Caipirinha cocktail recipe! All you need is limes, sugar and cachaça.

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Ingredients

  • 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • 1½ teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 2 ounces cachaça
  • pinch salt
  • Ice

Instructions

  • Add lime wedges, sugar and a pinch of salt to a cocktail shaker. Muddle until wedges have been completely juiced and the sugar appears to be dissolved.
  • Add Cachaça, fill with ice, and shake vigorously to chill. Pour the cocktail, lime wedges and all, into a rocks glass and serve.

Equipment

rocks glasses
Muddler
jigger

Notes

For a more traditional version, build the drink in the glass you plan to serve it in. Muddle the lime, sugar and salt in a rocks glass then add the cachaça and fill with crushed ice. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cocktailCalories: 164kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 0.5gSodium: 2mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5g
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