Caipirinha

Name: Caipirinha
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 lime, cut into wedges, plus more for serving; 2 tsp. sugar; 2 oz. cachaça

By The Good Housekeeping Test KitchenPublished: Aug 20, 2019

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caipirinha cocktail with a lime wedge as garnish

mike garten

Yields:

1 serving(s)

Total Time:

5 mins

Muddling the lime with sugar not only helps squeeze out the juice, but also the aromatic oils from the zest as well.

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Ingredients

1/2 lime, cut into wedges, plus more for serving
2 tsp. sugar
2 oz. cachaça

Directions

1. Step 1In a cocktail shaker, muddle lime wedges and sugar. Add cachaça and shake, then pour into a glass filled with crushed ice. Serve with additional lime wedges.

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