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Preparation
5 minutes
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Processing
5 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
On hot days, enjoying a refreshing Caipirinha Cocktail is truly wonderful. Today TasteVN will join you into the kitchen to make a beverage from Brazil following the recipe below, follow along and let’s make it together!
Ingredients for Caipirinha Cocktail For 1 person
Cachaca liquor 60 ml Lime 1 fruit Sugar 2 teaspoons Ice A little
How to choose fresh, delicious limes
- To select good limes, observe and choose fruits with smooth, shiny skin that are not rough.
- Hold the lime and smell it, choose those with the natural fragrance of lime, do not select those with a pungent, strong smell.
- Choose limes of moderate size that feel firm and heavy in hand.
- Avoid choosing limes that are too large, soft, have turned yellow, or those that are bruised, damaged, or have a spoiled smell.
Information about Cachaca liquor
- Cachaca is a type of distilled liquor made from fermented sugarcane juice, also known as Pinga, Caninha,…
- It is the most popular liquor among distilled alcoholic beverages in Brazil.
You can buy the liquor at specialty liquor stores or ingredient supply shops nationwide. When purchasing, carefully inspect the bottle to check the expiration date and ensure the cap is intact.
Required tools
Glass (Old Fashioned), knife, jigger, bar muddler, shaker,…
How to make Caipirinha Cocktail
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Mix the cocktail
First, put 2 teaspoons of sugar into the shaker. Next, cut the washed lime into 4 pieces, remove the seeds, and add them to the shaker. Then, use the muddler to crush the lime with the sugar.
Add 60 ml of Cachaca liquor to the shaker, add a little ice, and shake well for about 10 – 15 seconds or until a layer of cold frost appears on the surface of the shaker.
Now pour the cocktail into the Old Fashioned glass and it’s ready to enjoy!
Tip: When shaking the cocktail in the shaker, you should only shake for 10 – 15 seconds! If shaken too long, the ice will melt and dilute the liquor, altering the flavor.
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Final Product
The Caipirinha cocktail has a simple color but its flavor is quite special, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste, refreshing and cool. On hot afternoons, sipping a cocktail is simply wonderful, right friends!
What is Caipirinha Cocktail?
- Caipirinha is the national cocktail of Brazil, made from cachaca (a sugarcane liquor), sugar, and lime.
- It has a sweet and sour taste accompanied by the distinctive kick of Cachaca, giving the drinker a refreshing and cool feeling in hot weather.
With the recipe for the famous Cocktail Caipirinha from Brazil provided by TasteVN, we hope to help you learn more easy ways to mix different types of cocktails. Wishing you success!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel How To Drink
