Caipirinha

Brazil's national cocktail, from the sugarcane country around São Paulo in the early 1900s. Whole lime muddled with sugar and cachaça over crushed ice: rustic, grassy and sharp.

Not in stock: Cachaça.

1. Muddle firmly in an old-fashioned glass to release the juice and oils

   1 whole, cut in wedges2 × 1 whole, cut in wedges3 × 1 whole, cut in wedges4 × 1 whole, cut in wedges	Lime (whole, for muddling)— not in stock
   2 tsp2 × 2 tsp3 × 2 tsp4 × 2 tsp	Sugar (white)— not in stock

2. Add and fill with crushed ice

   60 ml2 × 60 ml3 × 60 ml4 × 60 ml

   Cachaça— not in stock

3. Churn with a bar spoon until well mixed