Mix. Drink. Enjoy.
Discover amazing cocktail recipes and elevate your mixology game
Caipirinha
Posted: July 17, 2026
Categories
About
The Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail and one of the world's most beloved drinks — cachaça (Brazil's indigenous sugar cane spirit), fresh lime, and sugar muddled and served over crushed ice in a simple, rustic style that couldn't be further from the fussiness of high-end cocktail culture. Pronounced kai-pee-REEN-ya, it's been the drink of choice across Brazil for generations. The key is fresh lime and good cachaça: the spirit's funky, grassy character is completely different from rum, making this an experience that can't be replicated with substitutes.
Instructions
- Cut a lime into 8 wedges, remove the white pith from the center (it causes bitterness), and place them in a sturdy rocks glass or Old Fashioned glass.
- Add white sugar and muddle firmly until the lime juice is fully expressed and the sugar has dissolved.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice or ice cubes.
- Pour in cachaça and stir well to combine everything.
- Serve as-is, without straining — the lime wedges stay in the glass.