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==Variations==
==Variations==
*The term ''caipirinha'' is sometimes used to describe any cachaça-and-fruit-juice drink (e.g. a passionfruit caipirinha, kiwi caipirinha or strawberry caipirinha).
*The term ''caipirinha'' is sometimes used to describe any cachaça-and-fruit-juice drink (e.g. a passionfruit caipirinha, kiwi caipirinha or strawberry caipirinha).
*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 (fruit)|lime]], [[kiwi fruit]], [[passion fruit]], [[pineapple]], [[lemon]], [[grapes]], [[mango]], cajá, and [[cashew|caju (cashew fruit)]].
*Caipifruta is a very popular caipirinha drink in Brazil, consisting of cachaça, crushed fresh fruits (either singly or in combination), and crushed ice. The most popular fresh fruits used to create caipifrutas are [[tangerine]], [[Lime (fruit)|lime]], [[kiwi fruit]], [[passion fruit]], [[pineapple]], [[lemon]], [[grapes]], [[mango]], cajá, and [[cashew|caju (cashew fruit)]].


==Derivations==
==Derivations==

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Caipirinha
Cocktail
National cocktail of Brazil
TypeCocktail
Base spirit
ServedOn the rocks: poured over ice
Standard garnishlime[1]
Standard drinkware
Old fashioned glass
Commonly used ingredients
  • 50 ml (1⅔ fl oz) cachaça
  • ½ Lime cut into 4 wedges (or tahiti lime, but not green lemon)
  • 2 teaspoons crystal or refined sugar
PreparationPlace lime 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]
NotesA wide variety of fresh fruits can be used in place of lime. In the absence of cachaça, vodka can be used, making a caipiroska.[3]

Caipirinha (Portuguese pronunciation: [kajpiˈɾiɲɐ]) is Brazil's national cocktail, made with cachaça (pronounced [kaˈʃasɐ]) (sugar cane rum), sugar and lime.[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 fermentation of sugarcane juice that is afterwards distilled.

Popularity

The caipirinha is a national cocktail of Brazil,[4] 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.[5] The International Bartenders Association has designated it as one of their Official Cocktails.[6]

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). In the Brazilian vocabulary, the word caipirinha is mostly associated with the drink itself rather than the class of person.

Variations

  • The term caipirinha is sometimes used to describe any cachaça-and-fruit-juice drink (e.g. a passionfruit caipirinha, kiwi caipirinha or strawberry caipirinha).
  • Caipifruta is a very popular caipirinha drink in Brazil, consisting of cachaça, crushed fresh fruits (either singly or in combination), 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).

Derivations

Limes, sugarcane, cachaça and crushed ice are typical ingredients for a Caipirinha

There are many derivations of caipirinha in which other spirits substitute for cachaça. The most well known include:

  • The Caipiroska Negra, Black Caipiroshka or Caipiblack is made with black vodka instead of cachaça.
  • Caipiríssima is a caipirinha made with rum instead of cachaça; the word was coined for an advertisement for a popular rum brand in the late '70s.
  • Caipirão is a recent derivation from Portugal. It's made using the Portuguese liqueur Licor Beirão instead of cachaça.
  • CaipirItaly is a variation from Italy. It's made using Campari instead of cachaça.
  • Sakerinha or Caipisakê is a version made with sake.

See also

The CapiLao is a cocktail made by bartender Joey Donnelly using Laotian whiskey.

References and notes

  1. ^ a b http://www6.senado.gov.br/legislacao/ListaPublicacoes.action?id=237488
  2. ^ http://www.caipirinhacocktail.com/caipirinha-recipe
  3. ^ http://www.maria-brazil.org/caipirinha.htm
  4. ^ Mackay, Jordan (August 10, 2006). "Made in Brazil". 7x7 Magazine..
  5. ^ Willey, Rob (2006). "Everyday with Rachael Ray". Cane and Able. 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  6. ^ "IBA Homepage". IBA. 2005–2007. Retrieved 2007-04-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
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