This Caipirinha Recipe Uses Aged Cachaça for a Unique Flair
This recipe is part of our premium cocktail recipe series:
If you took our advice and hunted down the best rare top-shelf spirits, you’d have a liquor cabinet to rival any collector’s by now. But where to go from there? This Caipirinha Preciosa is the perfect place to start, using Sagatiba Preciosa Cachaça to create a Caipirinha with depth and style.
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Zesty, sweet and as fresh as the summer rain, the caipirinha has earned its place as Brazil’s cherished national cocktail. While its true origins remain ambiguous, some say the caipirinha was a medicinal drink to combat the symptoms of the Spanish Flu. Others say it was the drink of choice at the soirees of São Paulo’s sugarcane plantation houses.
Whatever its original purpose, the caipirinha is now enjoyed in bars the world over as a refreshing daytime quaff. Best of all, with only three ingredients, it’s so easy to make and is a great way to showcase the complexity and character of Brazil’s native sugar-cane spirit, cachaça.
For our Premium Cocktail Series, we’re presenting a riff on this classic Brazilian cocktail, using a premium liquor that has earned its spot on our list. Sagatiba Preciosa Cachaça, with origins as ambiguous as the caipirinha itself, is a brilliant base-spirit for a rich and textured caipirinha.
Floral, peppery and fragrant, this premium aged cachaça pairs exceptionally well with its humble copilots in the caipirinha, zesty lime juice and earthy cane sugar and lends the refreshing classic a lingering, spice-laden finish.
Read on for details on how to sling the best caipirinha you’ll ever try, the Caipirinha Preciosa!
Caipirinha Preciosa: Caipirinha Recipe with Aged Cachaça
Ingredients
60 mL Sagatiba Preciosa Cachaça
1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
1 - 2 teaspoons of cane sugar
Lime wheel
Method
Combine lime wedges and cane sugar in rocks glass by muddling.
Add cachaça, cubed ice and stir for about 20 seconds.
Top up with crushed ice.
Garnish with lime wheel.
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Author Bio:
Jacob Hall
Jacob is a writer who loves travel, beach days, and speaking foreign languages. Jacob has his own blog, Democratista, where he talks about society, history, and political economy.
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