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In Ontario, Canada I have only seen the Pitu brand of cachaca available.
This version of the Caipirinha uses limes. (The only other fruit I have made it with is lemons - so far). I am indebted to Markus in Germany who introduced me to this wonderful cocktail.
You will need:
- a jigger for measuring (I cannot be held responsible for anyone "free handing")
- cachaca
- lime(s)
- teaspoon measure
- coarse sugar
- ice cubes
- muddler, aka pestle aka "mashing stick"
- short, wide glass(es) (Old Fashioned type)
- sharp knife and cutting board
- short straw(s)















































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2: Please, please, in the name of Dionysus, it's lemon, not lime. Stop spreading this misconception :-) it's born of mistranslation and ignorance. The proper taste comes from chemical reaction between the citric acid and the sugar, and limes just don't have enough acid for that to happen (which is why many people don't see the point of muddling).
Don't get me wrong, lime "caipirinha" is a tasty drink, and so is caipirissima, caipiroska, and many other variations; but they're not "real" caipirinha, just similar drinks.
Persian limes are the most common fruit sold as limes in North America, with key limes coming in second. It looks to me like that is a persian lime on the cutting board of the picture. Am I missing something?
Also, I've said it twice already and you're ignoring it: every other species of lime is called lima. Every known species of lemon is called limão. Every other species of limão is called lemon. Every known species of lima is called lime.
Georges
It's also known as sicilian lemon... Popular names... who knows...
The story of “limão” being limes and vice-versa is a misunderstanding that I'd like to see dead. There are many kinds of “limão” which are used for cachaça, and most of them are lemons. The most common one, the “limão taiti”, is known in English as a “persian lime”; if you can find that where you live, absolutely go for it. But open it up and taste it; it tastes like a lemon, not like a (key) lime. The most common kind of lime is the key lime, and that's called a “lima” in Brazil. In fact, there's no kind of “lima” that is called a lemon in English; they're all limes. The only kind where there is any confusion is the taiti/persian lime, and that's not usually found in the Northern hemisphere apart from the Middle East.
tl;dr: no, “limão” is not lime, not in general. The right ingredient is, in order of tasting best to worse: persian lime, lemon (any kind), lime (not persian).
check these links:
Citrus xlimon (lima)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CILI5
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_%28fruta%29
Citrus latifolia (yu. tanaka) tanaka (limão taití)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lime_%28fruit%29
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lim%C3%A3o
Citrus aurantifolia (lima da pérsia)
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima-da-p%C3%A9rsia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_lime
I also noticed requests to make caipirinhas for "the masses". Below the instructional video there is a recipe for various size pitchers.
I hope that you find this link helpfulThe Perfect Caipirinha which was created by Leblon Cachaca
http://1000caipirinhas.blogspot.com
As for cachaca,
http://www.pituusa.com/http://www.pituusa.com/
or
http://www.deltatranslator.com/cachaca.htmhttp://www.deltatranslator.com/cachaca.htm