NO. 028 · A CLASSIC HOUSE SPEC
Caipirinha
Brazilian spirit and whole lime. Nothing ornamental about it.
- The glass
- Rocks glass
- The method
- Built
- With ingredients ready
- 3 min · Easy
Our house measures and instructions. No tasting by The Drink Place has been recorded.
What this means
- Recipe basis
- Ingredient reference: International Bartenders Association. Our house measures may differ.
- Preparation
- Complete measured ingredients and instructions. No individual editorial method review is recorded.
- House tasting
- Not recorded. A reference, editorial review, or AI photograph does not establish a taste test.
THE QUIET PREPARATION
Before the first pour.
with ingredients ready
Set out rocks glass for each drink. Keep the tools and prepared ingredients within reach.
- Jigger or graduated measure
- Bar spoon
- Paring knife and board
- Muddler or rounded spoon
- Kitchen scale
A PROPER POUR BEGINS HERE
The ingredients.
- 60 ml
- 1
- 10 g
Exact measures for one drink. Fresh ice is part of the method.
US fluid ounces convert the exact milliliter specification and round to three decimal places.
A LITTLE CEREMONY
The method.
Muddle the lime
Put one serving of the measured lime, cut into wedges, and sugar in each glass. Press firmly 6 times to release juice; avoid grinding the peel.
Add ice and cachaça
Add 120 g crushed ice and the measured cachaça.
Bring it together
Stir well to dissolve the sugar and lift the lime through the drink.
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