Original Caipirinha

Name: Original Caipirinha
Yield: 1 cocktail
Ingredients: 2 oz (60 ml) Cachaça; 1 whole Lime (fresh); 3 spoon Powdered sugar (ground in mortar and pestle)

Original Caipirinha cocktail recipe, illustration

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Method: muddle
Glass: Double old-fashioned
Ice: Crushed ice
Garnish: Stirrer (wooden lolly stick or stick cut from sugar cane) or a Reusable Straw.
ABV: 27%

Ingredients

Cachaça — 2 oz (60 ml)
Lime (fresh) — 1 whole
Powdered sugar (ground in mortar and pestle) — 3 spoon

How to make it

Cut a lime into small wedges and place into a double old-fashioned glass, with the pulp facing up.
Add 3 bar spoons powdered sugar and muddle gently.
Fill the glass with crushed ice.
Pour the cachaça and stir gently with a bar spoon.
If you use cubed ice, top with plain water.

A classic Brazilian cocktail with lime and cachaça.

Updated October 5, 2026