Caipirinha (Classic Brazilian Cocktail)

Title:
Caipirinha (Classic Brazilian Cocktail)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Beverage




Ingredients:





          Several limes


          Crushed ice


          Rum






 From: moorej@brolga.atea.mat.army.defence.gov.au (John Moore)


 


 Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 11:01:35 +0930


 You will need a jug, because you are going to make a jugful.  Chop several


 limes roughly, into eighths, say.  Crush the lime pieces and throw them


 along with their juice into the jug. Add crushed ice, white suger and


 plenty of rum. Stir well and serve immediately, lime pieces and all.


 


 Important note:  The rum should be Brazilian rum ("Pinga" or "Cachac,a",


 ie. cedilla on the second c, some brands are Velho Barreiro, Pitu', Casa


 Grande, Tatuzinho) and the limes should be limes. Cachac,a has a very


 different taste from, say, Bacardi, apparently because it is only refined


 once so contains esters and other compounds that are removed by more


 distillation (that's a story I've been told, anyway.)


 


 Variations are:


 


   Caipirosca, made with vodka instead of rum.


 


   Cajurosca, made with cashew fruit and vodka.


 


   I forget the name, made with pineapple and vodka.


 


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