Caipirinha: Ruby Decoder

Name: Caipirinha: Ruby Decoder
Yield: 1 cocktail
Cuisine: Brazil
Ingredients: 2 oz cachaça; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 2 tsp superfine sugar; 1/2 oz pink grapefruit juice

São Paulo, Brazil America/Sao_Paulo

History

Brazil’s national drink likely descended from a rural medicinal mixture of lime, garlic, and honey; cachaça and sugar transformed it into a celebration. This is a clearly labeled house field riff rather than a historical classic: Grapefruit introduces bracing bitterness and a clean, ruby-toned snap.

Other · yields one cocktail

Ingredients

12 oz cachaça
21 lime, cut into wedges
32 tsp superfine sugar
41/2 oz pink grapefruit juice

Method

01Muddle lime and sugar, add cachaça and crushed ice, then stir.
02Add grapefruit with the citrus or mixer and prepare as directed.

Enjoy responsibly. Recipes are intended for adults of legal drinking age.