Legume Free Caipirinha
Brazil's national cocktail is one of those drinks that looks simple but tastes like it took real skill to make. Fresh lime, sugar, cachaça, and crushed ice are all you need — and every single one of those ingredients is naturally free of legumes, so there's nothing to second-guess or swap out. The magic is in the muddling: pressing those lime wedges firmly releases the oils from the peel alongside the juice, giving the drink a bright, slightly bitter edge that bottled lime juice just can't replicate. Cachaça, distilled from fresh sugarcane juice, brings a grassy, funky depth that sets this apart from a daiquiri or a mojito. Once you stir it all together over crushed ice, you get a cocktail that's bracingly tart, just sweet enough, and seriously refreshing. It's the kind of drink that makes a regular Tuesday feel like a celebration.
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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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