Caipirinha

Ingredients

• 60 ml cachaca
• 1 pieces lime
• 2 tsp caster sugar
• 1 cup crushed ice

Steps

1. 1
   Cut the lime into eight wedges, trimming away the bitter white pith from the centre.
2. 2
   Put the wedges in a rocks glass with the sugar.
3. 3
   Muddle firmly but briefly — press to release the juice and the oil from the skin, but do not grind the peel, which turns the drink bitter.
4. 4
   Fill the glass to the top with crushed ice.
5. 5
   Pour over the cachaca and churn with a bar spoon until the glass frosts.
6. 6
   Top with a little more crushed ice and serve with a short straw.