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Caipirinha
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[ki-pee-REEN-yah]
Brazilian for “drink of farmers.” Brazil’s most popular spirited potable, the Caipirinha is based on that country’s potent sugarcane brandy, cachaça. Be prepared for a jolt! Substituting vodka makes it a Caipiroska; rum makes it a Caipirissima.
Ingredients
- 1 medium lime. cut into 8 wedges
- 1 heaping tsp. granulated sugar
- 2 oz. (¼ cup) cachaca
Directions
Place lime wedges, peel side down, in chilled glass. Add sugar; use a wooden pestle or spoon to crush lime wedges, squeezing out juice and blending in sugar. Fill glass with crushed ice; add cachaca and stir well.
© 1998 Sharon Tyler Herbst and Rob Herbst
Note from Cookstr's Editors
Nutritional information is based on the entire recipe.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving (% daily value)
165kcal (8%)
22mg (2%)
19mg (32%)
1mcg RAE (0%)
70mg
4mg
0g
5g
2g
11g
0mg (0%)
2mg (0%)
0g (0%)
0g (0%)
0mg (3%)
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