Leblon Caipirinha Recipe

cachaça

🥗Healthier: vodka

💰Cheaper: white rum

Vodka is a lower-calorie alternative, while white rum is often less expensive.

sugar

🥗Healthier: agave syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Agave syrup has a lower glycemic index, while honey is often more affordable.

Cut the lime into small pieces, using half a lime per glass for one drink.

Add 3 tablespoons of sugar to the glass with the lime.

Use a mortar to grind and mash the lime and sugar together to release the zest from the lime skin.

Fill the glass with crushed ice.

Pour cachaça over the ice and lime mixture.

Stir the mixture with a knife instead of shaking it in a shaker.

Garnish the drink with a small cut on the lime.

Cooking Techniques

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