Caiprinha* Recipe

** For the badly misspelled entry before hand. I do apologize to Brazilians everywhere...and decided to put the recipe up for this delicious drink...

When we had them made, the Brazilian bartender actually used some cachaca that was incredibly expensive, but so smooth that we took shots of it.

The Caipirinha Recipe
You will need:
*Cachaca
*Limes
*Superfine sugar
*Crushed ice
*A "lowball", "rocks" or "Old-Fashioned" glass
*A pestle (from a mortar and pestle -- or something similar) for the muddling
Preparation:
1. Cut the ends off of the lime and discard.
2. Cut the lime in half lengthwise and cut out the white pith in the middle.
3. Cut the lime in half, and cut one half of the lime into four wedges and place in the glass. If your lime is small, you will need to add more lime to the glass.
4. Add one to three tablespoons of sugar. The amount of sugar depends on your personal taste as well as the size of the lime you are using.
5. Use the pestle to "muddle" the limes and sugar together. Basically, you want to crush the limes so that they mix in well with the sugar. Be careful not to break the skin of the lime. When you've gotten all of the juice out of the lime, you're done.
6. Pack crushed ice in the glass all the way to the top.
7. Add cachaca all the way to the top of the glass. (It's really only about 2 oz.)
8. Use a larger glass or bottom of a cocktail shaker and put it over the top of your drink. Pick up with two hands and shake very well for at least 15 seconds.
9. Garnish with a wedge or slice of lime.
****Drink...and enjoy the best caipirinha!********

(recipe taken from hubpages.com)

It also says that you could substitute rum or vodka for the cachaca, but goes on to say that you will not get the same delicious results... This is the one that our bartender made for us. Sorry it's sideways, just tilt your head like you've had one too many of these.... One day I'll learn how to flip it.