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Caipirinha — E-Sumi museum print
Sour · Cachaça

Caipirinha

Brazil in a glass.

Cachaça muddled with fresh lime and sugar over crushed ice. Rustic, bright and impossible to get wrong once you feel the balance.

Ingredients

  • Cachaça60 ml
  • Lime, in wedges½
  • Sugar2 tsp

Garnish

Lime wedge

Method

  1. 1Muddle lime wedges with sugar in the glass.
  2. 2Fill with crushed ice and add the cachaça.
  3. 3Stir well to combine and chill.
The lesson

Muddling fruit and sugar in the glass is a technique you'll reuse in mojitos, smashes and juleps. Learn the move, not just the drink.

Cuando dominas el sour, el siguiente paso es diseñar el tuyo. El método detrás de un original, en The Lab →

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