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Passion-Fruit Caipirinha

Serves1
  • Active time:5 min
  • Start to finish:5 min
June 2005
This traditional Brazilian drink gets an extra dose of tropical flavor from passion-fruit juice.
  • 1/4 fresh lime, cut into 4 pieces
  • 2 teaspoons superfine granulated sugar
  • 3 oz (6 tablespoons) pure passion-fruit juice (preferably Looza brand)
  • 1 1/2 oz (3 tablespoons) cachaça
  • Add lime wedges and sugar to an 8-ounce short glass and muddle by pounding and pressing with a wooden spoon until sugar is dissolved. Fill glass with ice and add passion-fruit juice and cachaça, then stir well.

Recipe by Ian Knauer

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

Keywords
cocktails,
summer,
ian knauer,
beverages,
fruit