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<\/a><\/p>\nSo, what about the choice of sugar?\u00c2\u00a0 I began my week using plain white sugar which worked very well.\u00c2\u00a0 Feeling that I might be able to change it up a bit I tried using demerara instead.\u00c2\u00a0 This helped to deepen the natural sugar flavors that the cacha\u00c3\u00a7a brings to the party.\u00c2\u00a0 There is one downside to this choice though.\u00c2\u00a0 Since the demerara sugar adds additional flavor it can mask subtle flavors in the cacha\u00c3\u00a7a.\u00c2\u00a0 So, given that I’d say give it a try but make sure you choose a cacha\u00c3\u00a7a with a bold enough flavor to stand up to the demerara.<\/p>\n
Although there are a few recipes for the Caipirinha floating around most of them seem to follow the same general formula.\u00c2\u00a0 Namely: 1 oz cachaca, 1\/4 lime (cut in to two wedges), and 1 tsp sugar.\u00c2\u00a0 Some recipes, Gary Regan’s for example, call for three ounces of cacha\u00c3\u00a7a.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s going to make for a pretty hefty cocktail and since these go down very easy it could get out of hand pretty quickly.\u00c2\u00a0 With that in mind my suggested recipe cuts back the cacha\u00c3\u00a7a to only two ounces, but keeps the formula the same.\u00c2\u00a0 I highly suggest you mix one up and enjoy the carioca<\/a> life.\u00c2\u00a0 Even if it is fleeting.<\/p>\n Sipping a Caipirinha truly makes you feel like a Brazilian, if only for a short time.\u00c2\u00a0 The fresh lime flavor, sweetness and grassy flavor of the cacha\u00c3\u00a7a meld in to a truly wonderful drink.\u00c2\u00a0 The flavor is extremely refreshing, not unlike a slightly alcoholic limeade.\u00c2\u00a0 Not to mention these drinks are exceedingly drinkable.\u00c2\u00a0 That said, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,12],"tags":[79,10,203],"class_list":["post-897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-wrap-up","tag-caipirinha","tag-recipe","tag-wrap-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":899,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions\/899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cocktailhacker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Caipirinha (Cocktail Hacker)<\/strong><\/pre>\n
2 oz Cacha\u00c3\u00a7a\r\n1\/2 Lime (4 wedges)\r\n2 tsp Sugar<\/strong><\/pre>\n
1) Muddle lime and sugar until sugar is dissolved\r\n2) Add cacha\u00c3\u00a7a and cracked ice\r\n3) Stir until well combined<\/strong><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"