How to prepare The Best Caipirinha

Caipirinha is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça(sugarcane hard liquor), sugar, lime and ice. Strong and fresh at the same time Caipirinha is a worldwide well known cocktail. Cachaça, also known as "caninha", or any one of a multitude of traditional names, is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic beverage. Cachaça is sugarcane-derived products, in cachaça the alcohol results from the fermentation of fresh sugarcane juice that is then distilled. The bigest Cachaça factories are located in the states São Paulo and Pernambuco, two of the biggest sugarcane producers in Brazil. Other famous are is Minas Gerais popular to produce craft Cachaça those small producers are called "alambique".

The drink is prepared by mixing the fruits (most popular lime, Passion Fruit, Kiwi, Berries, Strawberry) and the sugar together, and adding the liquor. Also is common find variations of Caipirinha in Brazil, some mixed with Vodka or Sake. Usually keep the first words "Caipi" and mix names and nicknames of sprits, for example, CaipiSake(Sake) and Caipiroska(Vodka). This can be made into a single glass, usually large, that can be shared amongst people, or into a larger jar, from which it is served in individual glasses.

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