Beef Free Caipirinha
Brazil's national cocktail is one of those drinks that tastes like it took serious skill to make, but comes together in minutes with just four ingredients. Fresh lime wedges get muddled with granulated sugar until the juice flows freely and the sweetness dissolves right into it — that hands-on step is what gives this drink its bright, slightly bitter citrus backbone. A generous pour of cachaça, the sugarcane spirit at the heart of this recipe, goes over crushed ice and gets stirred until the glass is properly cold. The result is tart, a little sweet, and seriously refreshing in a way that no bottled mixer can replicate. Every single ingredient here is naturally plant-based and animal-free, so there's nothing to swap or second-guess — just mix and enjoy. It's the kind of cocktail that makes a regular Tuesday feel like a beach somewhere warm.
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1 serving
- 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 oz cachaça
- 1 cup crushed ice
Instructions
- 1
Place the lime wedges and sugar in a rocks glass. Muddle firmly, pressing and twisting the wedges until the juice is fully released and the sugar has dissolved into the juice, about 8–10 presses.
- 2
Fill the glass with crushed ice, then pour the cachaça over the top.
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