Caipirinha（カイピリーニャ）
Cachaça, lime, sugar — Brazil muddled into a glass.
01Recipe
Recommended recipe
House spec — an editorial spec drawing on the sourced versions below.
| Ingredient | Measure |
|---|---|
| Cachaça | 60 ml |
| Lime, small wedges | 1 pc |
| White cane sugar | 4 tsp |
Total volume (pre-dilution)
3 : 1
- 01
Place lime and sugar into a double old fashioned glass and muddle gently.
- 02
Fill the glass with cracked ice and add Cachaça.
- 03
Stir gently to involve ingredients.
- 04
Note: Caipiroska – Instead of Cachaça use Vodka; Caipirissima – Instead of Cachaça use Rum.
Garnish — N/A
02Taste profile
- Sweetness
- 45Moderate
- Sourness*
- 80Intense
- Bitterness
- 10Faint
- Fruitiness
- 55Moderate
- Herbal*
- 0Faint
- Alcohol
- 55Moderate
- Crisp
- 60Strong
Independent editorial scores, 0–100. *Estimated from the ingredient list — a profile sketch, not a verdict.
03History
First reliably dated to Piracicaba, Sao Paulo state, c.1918 — though a version treating 'la grippe' with cachaca, lime, garlic and honey circulates earlier in lore.
The word means 'little countryside girl'. Muddle gently: brutal pressure makes it bitter.
Origin contested — the entry keeps verified record and received legend distinct.
Sources — IBA Official Cocktails · Novo Fogo — cachaca
05Variations
- Ingredient swapCaipiroskaVodka instead of cachaca
- Ingredient swapCaipirissimaRum instead of cachaca
- SimilarMojitoAdd mint and soda — the regional cousin→
06The map
Ingredients
Spirits
