cachaça
Caipirinha's main ingredient
Cachaça is a Brazilian spirit distilled from fermented sugarcane juice, similar to rum but with a grassier, more vegetal flavor.
It's the essential ingredient in caipirinhas, Brazil's national cocktail.
Unlike most rums, which are made from molasses, cachaça uses fresh-pressed cane: The bartender muddled lime and sugar before adding cachaça.
Molasses-based liquor
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- distilledPurified by vaporization
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
proof · unaged · aged · barrel · alembic · pot still · artisanal · industrial
Sucrose-yielding tropical grass
- harvestGathering mature crops
- crushCompress with force
- juiceExtracted fruit liquid
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
yeast · distillation · copper · aging · oak · balsam · barrel · cellar
Largest South American nation
- São PauloBrazilian economic capital
- SalinasCentral California agricultural city
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
bar · national · heritage · tradition · culture · festa · churrasco · feijoada
rum
Molasses-based liquor
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- distilledPurified by vaporization
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
fermented · proof · unaged · aged · barrel · alembic · pot still · artisanal · industrial · terroir
sugarcane
Sucrose-yielding tropical grass
fermentation · yeast · distillation · copper · aging · oak · balsam · barrel · cellar · master distiller
Brazil
Largest South American nation
- São PauloBrazilian economic capital
- SalinasCentral California agricultural city
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
samba · bar · national · heritage · tradition · culture · festa · churrasco · feijoada · beach
lime
Acidic green citrus
ice · crushed · glass · passionfruit · strawberry · kiwi · pineapple · mango · bartender · shaker
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
smooth · burn · grassy · vegetal · fruity · floral · vanilla · spice · caramel · woody
cachaçasake
Purpose or interest
vodka · whiskey · grain alcohol · potato vodka · tequila
cachaçawater
Clear essential liquid
sobriety · abstinence · soft drink · juice · tea