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Muddle gently in the serving glass, then stir over cracked ice

Caipirinha

Brazil’s direct, refreshing classic teaches a gentle in-glass muddle followed by a short integrating stir.

Time
4 minutes
Level
Easy
Glass
Rocks glass
Approx. ABV
23% · Medium-high
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Caipirinha served in a rocks glass

Measured for the room

Ingredients

Number of servings
  • Clear unaged cachaça in an unbranded bottle
    Cachaça

    Recommended brandLeblon Cachaça

    2 oz
  • Fresh lime wedge
    Lime wedges

    Recommended brandSunkist Persian Lime

    8 pieces
  • Fine white cane sugar in a small glass dish
    White cane sugar

    Recommended brandC&H Baker’s Sugar

    4 tsp

Amounts scale from the verified one-glass recipe. Technique and timing stay unchanged.

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Bottle buying guide

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  • Base spirit

    Cachaça

    For a bright Caipirinha, start with an unaged silver cachaça whose fresh cane character stays clear beside lime.

    • Best fit · RecommendedLeblon CachaçaApprox. $25–32 · 750 ml

      Fresh cane, citrus, and a clean finish make an approachable classic Caipirinha.

    • Smart buyCachaça 51Approx. $18–24 · 1 L

      Straightforward grassy cane character at a practical mixing price.

    • UpgradeAvuá Prata CachaçaApprox. $34–45 · 750 ml

      More vivid sugarcane and mineral notes give the simple build extra definition.

Approximate U.S. shelf prices reviewed July 2026. Local price and availability vary.

Measured method

How to make Caipirinha

  1. 01

    Muddle lime and sugar

    1 lime · 4 tsp cane sugar

    Place 8 small lime wedges and 4 teaspoons white cane sugar in the rocks glass, then muddle gently without shredding the peel.

  2. 02

    Add ice and cachaça

    Cracked ice · 2 oz cachaça

    Fill the glass with cracked ice, then pour 2 oz cachaça over the muddled lime and sugar.

  3. 03

    Stir to integrate

    Stir · 8 sec

    Stir gently for 8 seconds, lifting the lime and dissolved sugar through the cracked ice.

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Tools

  • Aged-brass Japanese-style jigger
    Jigger

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Japanese Style Jigger

  • Natural wood cocktail muddler
    Muddler

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Bad Ass Muddler

  • Long aged-brass bar spoon
    Bar spoon

    Recommended brandCocktail Kingdom Teardrop Barspoon

  • Empty clear rocks glass
    Rocks glass

    Recommended brandRIEDEL Drink Specific Rocks Glass

Know the pour

Medium-high

A full cachaça pour opened by lime juice, sugar, and cracked ice.

Contains alcohol. Serve only to adults of legal drinking age and enjoy responsibly.