Cachaça
Caipirinha
- Base
- Cachaça
- Family
- Julep and smash
- Era
- Up to 1919
- Date
- around 1918
- Glass
- Old fashioned glass
- Technique
- Muddled, Built in the glass
- Flavour
- Citrus, Sweet
- Strength
- Strong
- IBA list
- Contemporary Classics
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cachaça | 60 ml |
| Lime wedge | half a lime |
| Sugar | two teaspoons |
Method
- Muddle the lime with the sugar in the glass.
- Fill with ice, add the cachaça and stir.
Tools
Place of origin
Where it is most consumed
It is Brazil's most emblematic drink.
An impression, not a measured figure
Curious stories
Documented
It is traced to the state of São Paulo, and specifically to Piracicaba. It was declared Brazilian cultural heritage in 2003.
Legend
It is said to have started as a home remedy of lime, garlic and honey during the 1918 flu, without firm evidence.
