Caipirinha Original Or With Fruit Food

HOW TO MAKE CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• juice 3 of the limes and set aside - you'll want about a 1/3 of a cup of juice, give or take
• cut the other 2 limes in 8 pieces each
• Add the sugar and the lime pieces to a cup and muddle until you've juiced all the little pieces and they're nicely combined with the sugar
• add the lime juice and the cachaça to the muddled limes and stir gently to dissolve the sugar - approx. 2 minutes
• fill 2 cups with ice, and top them with caipirinha

CAIPIRINHAS WITH PINEAPPLE

Steps:

• Core the pineapple and cut into 3cm chunks. Place 8 small handfuls of pineapple, the lime juice, half the mint and the sugar into a pitcher and mash up with the end of a rolling pin or a fat wooden spoon.
• Pour in the cachaça and a little crushed ice, then pour into 8 glasses, and add more crushed ice. Pour the pineapple juice over, filling to the rim. Garnish the glasses with extra mint sprigs and cocktail sticks with pieces of pineapple threaded on.

CAIPIRINHA ORIGINAL OR WITH FRUIT

Steps:

• Place the lime pieces, pulp side up, in the bottom of an old fashioned glass or heavy tumbler.
• Add sugar to taste and crush the lime and sugar together with a pestle or the end of a wooden spoon (be sure to crush the pieces pulp side up or too much bitter lime oil will be released from the zest).
• Add the cachaca, stir to mix and add lots of ice cubes.
• Stir well again and serve.
• Optional: Shake all ingredients in a shaker till very well chilled.
• Optional: Add your choice of fruit to the lime to be muddled or in the shaker.

CAIPIRINHA COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Crush sugar and lime wedges in bottom of glass. Add ice cubes then top off with Cachaca and a dash of club soda.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• 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.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Place lime and sugar into an old fashioned glass and muddle the two together.
• Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the cachaça.
• Garnish with sugar cane.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Cut half of a lime into small wedges.
• Place the lime and sugar into an old-fashioned glass and muddle well .
• Top the drink with cachaça and stir well .
• Fill the glass with small ice cubes or cracked ice , stir again, and garnish with a lime wheel. Serve and enjoy.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Put the lime wedges in a large jug with the sugar, then use a muddler or the end of a rolling pin to break them down. Release as much juice from the wedges as possible, and let it mix with the sugar to create a syrup - you can also do this with a large pestle and mortar. Discard the lime peel.
• Divide the syrup and cachaça between four glasses, then top with the crushed ice. Serve garnished with lime wedges, if you like.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Place all but 1 lime wedge in bottom of an old-fashioned glass with a little bit of crushed ice and simple syrup. Muddle all ingredients together until well blended. Fill the glass with crushed ice; pour in the Cachaca, the remaining simple syrup and the passion fruit puree. Shake vigorously and serve with a straw and the remaining lime wedge.

CAIPIRINHA

Steps:

• Cut lime into 6 wedges. Squeeze the wedges into an old-fashioned glass, then add wedges. Add cachaça and sugar; use a spoon to muddle. Fill glass with ice, then stir well to chill.