Caipirinha
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| National cocktail of Brazil | |
| Type | Cocktail |
|---|---|
| Primary alcohol by volume | |
| Served | On the rocks; poured over ice |
| Standard garnish | lemon[1] |
| Standard drinkware |  |
| Commonly used ingredients | |
| Preparation | Place lemon and sugar into old fashioned glass and muddle (mash the two ingredients together using a muddler or a wooden spoon). Fill the glass with crushed ice and add the Cachaça.[2] |
| Notes | A wide variety of fresh fruits can be used in place of lemon. In the absence of cachaça, vodka can be used. |
Caipirinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajpiˈɾĩɲɐ]) is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça (pronounced [kaˈʃasɐ]), sugar and lemon[1]. Cachaça is Brazil's most common distilled alcoholic beverage. While both rum and cachaça are made from sugarcane-derived products, most rum is made from molasses. Specifically with cachaça, the alcohol results from the the fermentation of sugarcane juice that is afterwards distilled.
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Popularity
The caipirinha is the national cocktail of Brazil,[3] and is enjoyed in restaurants, bars, and many households throughout the country. Once almost unknown outside Brazil, the drink has become more popular and more widely available in recent years, in large part due to the rising availability of first-rate brands of cachaça outside Brazil.[4] The International Bartenders Association has designated it as one of their Official Cocktails[5].
Name
The word "caipirinha" is the diminutive version of the word "caipira", which refers to someone from the countryside, being an almost exact equivalent of the American English hillbilly. The word may be used as either a masculine or a feminine noun, but when referring to this drink it is only feminine (usage of diminutives is common in Brazil). However, a Brazilian hardly ever thinks of a "country person" when ordering a "Caipirinha". In the mind of a Brazilian, the word "Caipirinha" is mostly associated with the drink itself.
Variations
- Most variations of the caipirinha arise from the unavailability of some ingredient, such as the Caipivodka, (also known as Caipiroska) in which vodka substitutes for cachaça. "Caipirissima" is a caipirinha made with rum instead of cachaça; the word was coined for an advertisement for a popular rum brand in the late 70's, and it is not widely employed.
- Caipirão is a typical variation from Portugal. It's done using the typical portuguese liqueur Licor Beirão instead of cachaça.
- CaipirItaly is a typical variation from Italy. It's done using Bitter Campari instead of cachaça.
- Outside Brazil, it's frequently made with lime instead of lemon. The IBA lists it that way.
- The term caipirinha is sometimes used to describe any cachaça and fruit juice drink (e.g. a "Passionfruit Caipirinha"), although the technical term for these types of drinks is batida.
- Caipifruta is a very popular caipirinha drink in Brazil, consisting of cachaça, crushed fresh fruits (either singly or in combination), sometimes condensed milk and crushed ice. The most popular fresh fruits used to create Caipifrutas are tangerine, lime, kiwi fruit, passion fruit, pineapple, lemon, grapes, mango, cajá, and caju (cashew fruit).
See also
- Sour (cocktail)
- Cocktails with cachaça
- List of cocktails with cachaça
- Cachaça
- List of Brazilian dishes
References and notes
- ^ a b http://www6.senado.gov.br/legislacao/ListaPublicacoes.action?id=237488
- ^ http://www.caipirinhacocktail.com/caipirinha-recipe
- ^ Mackay, Jordan (August 10, 2006), "Made in Brazil", 7x7 Magazine, http://www.7x7.com/content/made-brazil .
- ^ Willey, Rob (February 2006). "Everyday with Rachael Ray". Cane and Able. http://www.belezabrazil.com/pages/pres_03.asp?id=70. Retrieved 2007-01-14. "The caipirinha--a sour-sweet combination of crushed limes, sugar and cachaça—has become the darling of American bartenders, and first-rate cachaça is at last finding a place on American liquor-store shelves."
- ^ "IBA Homepage". IBA. 2005-2007. http://www.iba-world.com/english/cocktails/. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
External links
- Caipirinha Appreciation Society English-language broadcast produced for the University of London's OpenAir Radio. The website stores a vast archive of webcasts covering offbeat Brazilian music from different regions, styles and time periods, from vintage sambas to modern blends.
- 7x7 Magazine Mango Caipirinha Cocktail Recipe
- How to Make A Caipirinha on Google Video
- Making a Caipirinha on YouTube
- How to Make A Caipirinha ScienceofDrink photo-guide
- Caipirinha Recipe with step by step photos