Classic Cocktails · Rum Cocktails
Caipirinha
Cachaça is a distinct fresh-cane-juice spirit. It appears under the cane family here, but ordinary white rum is not a direct equivalent.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Brazil
- Period
- Early 20th century
Ingredients
Documented standard recipe
- Cachaça60 ml
- Small lime, cut into wedges1 piece
- Sugar4 barspoon
- Glass
- Rocks
- Ice
- Crushed or small cubed ice
- Garnish
- Lime pieces in the glass
- Technique
- Muddled
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Place lime wedges and sugar in a rocks glass.
- 02
Press to release juice and oils without aggressively shredding pith.
- 03
Add ice and cachaça and stir to integrate the sugar.
Tasting Notes
- Aroma
- Lime oils and cane
- Finish
- Bright and grassy
- Character
- A vibrant Brazilian classic of cachaça, lime and sugar.
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Developed within Brazilian cane-spirit traditions, with no universally established sole inventor or date. Rum versions are called Caipirissima and vodka versions Caipiroska.
Community
Rate this recipe
No votes yet — be the first.
Send a suggestion
Sign in to send a suggestion.
Related Cocktails
RumMojito
Rum, mint, lime and soda — Havana's long refresher.
RumDaiquiri
White rum, lime and sugar — a bartender's benchmark of balance.
RumHemingway Special
White rum, grapefruit, maraschino and lime — no sugar.
RumMai Tai
Two rums, lime, orange curaçao and orgeat — the tiki benchmark.