CocktailDB: The Internet Cocktail Database

Caipirinha, The

Select any ingredient text or image to learn more about that ingredient.

4 to 6 lime wedges (2 oz, 6 cl, 1/2 gills)

1 tablespoon granulated sugar (1.5 cl, 1/8 gills)

3 ounces cachaça (9 cl, 3/4 gills)

Muddle the limes and sugar in an old-fashioned glass. Add crushed ice and cachaça, and stir thoroughly.

Serve in a rocks glass (6.0 oz)

From *The Joy of Mixology* by Gary Regan; New York: Clarkson Potter; 2003

Servings

Glass size