HowtoMakeaCaipirinha

TwoParts:

MakingaTraditionalCaipirinha

ExperimentingwithDifferentFlavors

Thecaipirinha(kaiperREENya),madefromcachaa,lime,andsugar,isBrazilsnationalcocktail.[1]Tryone,andyoullsee
why.Theliquorusedcachaa(kaSHAHsuh)isdistilledformsugarcanejuice,givingitafresh,earthyflavorthatsetsthe
caipirinhaapartfromthesimilardaiquiri,whichismadewithrum.[2]Andthebasicrecipeforthecaipirinhacanbeeasilyvaried
tocreateadizzyingnumberofdeliciousmixeddrinks.

Ingredients
TraditionalCaipirinha
24limewedges(totaste)
12teaspoonssugar(totaste)
1cupofcrushedorcubedice
1.52.5oz.ofcachaa(totaste)

Part

MakingaTraditionalCaipirinha

Sliceyourlime.Cutitinhalf,thenintoquarters.Usetheslicesfromapproximatelyonequarterofthelimeinthe

Putthelimesandsugarinaglass.Itispreferabletousearocksglass(akaalowballglass).Use2teaspoons
ofsugarforasweeterdrink,oneforadrinkwithmoreofthecachaaflavor.

drink3to4slices.[3][4]Brazilianrecipestypicallycallformorelime:toevenawholesmalllime.[5]Adjustthe
amounttoyourtaste.

Americanbartenderspreferrawsugar,[6].
RefinedwhitesugarisusuallyusedinBrazil.[7][8]
Youcansubstitute1or2oz.ofsimplesyrup(50/50sugarandwaterbyvolume)forthesugar.

Muddlethesugarandlime.Muddlethembypressingdownandtwistingrepeatedlywithamuddleralong
pestleshapedlikeaminiaturebaseballbat.[9]Crushthelimesjustenoughtoreleasetheirjuice.Ifyoumashthem

toomuch,yourdrinkwillbebitter.[10]
Ifyoudonthaveamuddler,justusethebackofaspoon.

Addtheice.Crushediceisbest,thoughcubedwillworkfine.

Addthecachaaandstir.RecommendationsfromAmericanbartendersrangefrom2oz.(alittleoverashot)for
asweeter,tarterdrink,[11]to2.5oz.(abouttwoshots)forastrongerdrink.[12]Brazilianrecipes,whicharetypically

heavieronlimeandloweronalcohol,usuallycallfor1.7oz(50ml).[13]

6
Part

Servewiththelimewedgesinthedrink.Enjoy!

ExperimentingwithDifferentFlavors

Tryadifferenttypeofalcohol.Atruecaipirinhaisalwaysmadewithcachaa,butinBrazil,youllfindavariety
ofothertakesonthenationaldrinkemployingdifferentalcohols.Ifyoudonthaveanycachaaonhand,tryoneof
these:

Substitutevodkatomakeacaipiroska.[14]Caipiroskasmixverywellwithdifferentfruitpulps.
Substitutewhiterumforacaipirissima.[15]Rumisasugarbasedalcohollikecachaa(frommolasses,rather
thansugarcanejuice)andproducesasimilar,thoughlessearthyflavor.[16]Becauseofitssimplerflavorprofile,
rummixesslightlybetterwithfruitthancachaa.
Substitutesakeforacaipisake.[17]Thesearebestmadefollowingthetraditionalrecipe,assakelosesits
particularflavorsandaromaswhenmixedwithfruit.

Substituteadifferentfruitforthelime,oraddfruittothetraditionalrecipe.Prettymuchanyfruitwillworkin

acaipirinha.[18]Pickonesthatyoulikeorthatareinseason.Herearesomepopularfruits,withtipsonhowtoadd
them:
TangerineSubstituteatangerineforthelimetomakeacaipirinhadetangerina.[19]
StrawberrySubstitute45quarteredstrawberriesforthelime.[20]
PassionfruitSubstituteforlime.Take1smallpassionfruitoralargeone,cutitinhalfcrosswiseand
scrapethepulpinaglass.[21]
PomegranateAdd4teaspoonsofpomegranateseedstoacaipirinhamadewith2slicesoflime.Muddlethe
seedswiththelimeandsugar.[22]
WatermelonPureeacupofwatermelon(seedsremoved)inafoodprocessor,andaddittoatraditional
caipirinhaalongwiththecachaa.[23]
GrapesMuddle7seedlessgrapesalongwith2limeslicesandthesugar.[24]
KiwiAddonepeeledandchoppedkiwitoacaipirinhamadewithalime.Muddlethekiwiwiththelimeand
sugar.[25]
PineappleAdd2tablespoonsofcrushedpineapplealongwiththecachaainatraditionalcaipirinha.[26]
RaspberriesMuddle6raspberriesalongwiththelimeandsugar.[27]
KumquatsMuddle5kumquatsalongwiththelimeandsugar.[28]
GuavaTomakethepopularcaipirinhadegoiaba,mix100mlofguavajuiceand2teaspoonsofcondensed
milk,thenaddthecachaaandice.Noextrasugarthecondensedmilkandguavaprovidethesweetness.[29]

Tryadifferentsweetenerinsteadofsugar.IntheUSrawsugarisstandard,whileBrazilianspreferrefined
sugar.Butthereareanumberofothersweetenersthatcansubtlychangetheflavorofacaipirinha.
HoneySubstitute1oz.ofhoneyforthesugar.[30]
MaplesyrupSubstitute1.5teaspoonsofmaplesyrupforthesugar.[31]
AgaveSubstitute1teaspoonofagavesyrupforthesugar.[32]

Useaninfusedcachaa.Especiallywhentryingafruitycaipirinha,youcanreallybringouttheflavorofthefruit
withafruitinfusedcachaa.Toinfusecachaa,dumpthefruitandabottleofcachaaintoaglasscontainer(not

theoriginalbottle).Sealandletsitinadarkplacefor2472hours,thenstrainandreturntotheoriginalbottle.[33]Here
arefewideastogetyoustarted:
PineappleinfusedcachaaPeelandsliceawholepineappleandcoverwithabottleofcachaa.[34]
RaspberryinfusedcachaaAdd3.5cupsofraspberriesperbottleofcachaa.[35]
StrawberryinfusedcachaaAdd3cupsofstrawberriesperbottleofcachaa.[36]
ChiliinfusedcachaaAdd1largeAnaheimchiliand3serranochilisperliterofcachaa.Thisinfusionworks
wellwithacaipirinhamadewithcucumberslicesmuddledalongwiththesugarandlime.[37]

SourcesandCitations
1.http://www.businessinsider.com/bestcaipirinharecipe20146#ixzz3ZmyLE83u
2.http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/howtomakeacaipirinhabrazilsweirdassnationalco1589915242#
3.http://www.businessinsider.com/bestcaipirinharecipe20146#ixzz3ZmyLE83u

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