Passion Fruit Caipirinha
Muddle ∙ 3 min ∙ 20.7% ABV ∙
The Passion Fruit Caipirinha is a muddled Brazilian cocktail of cachaça, lime, sugar, and fresh passion fruit, served over crushed ice.
Ingredients
1
Servings
Garnish
Instructions for 1 serving
- Pre-chill a glass
- Cut half a Fresh lime into wedges and drop into the glass
- Add Powdered sugar 3 bsp (or 15 ml sugar syrup) and muddle
- Cut Passion fruit in half, scoop the flesh into the glass, and muddle again
- Add Cachaça 60 ml and stir until the sugar dissolves
- Fill the glass with crushed ice and stir
- Top with more crushed ice and serve with a stirrer
Tips
- Muddle the lime wedges with the sugar first, then add the passion fruit pulp and press it only lightly so the seeds stay whole.
- Stir the cachaça until the sugar dissolves before any crushed ice goes in. Once the drink is iced, leftover sugar stays gritty.
History
The Passion Fruit Caipirinha is a fruit variation on the Caipirinha, Brazil's national cocktail, and part of a broader family Brazilians call "caipifruta," in which fresh fruit is muddled into the drink, passion fruit among the most common. It keeps the cachaça, lime, sugar, and muddling technique and adds fresh passion fruit pulp for a more tropical, fruit-forward character. No individual bartender or bar is credited with it.
FAQ
What is in a Passion Fruit Caipirinha?
60 ml cachaça, half a fresh lime, 3 barspoons of powdered sugar, and the pulp of one passion fruit, muddled together and served over crushed ice. The passion fruit adds a tangy, tropical note to the classic lime and sugar.
What alcohol is in a caipirinha?
Cachaça, a Brazilian spirit distilled from fresh sugarcane juice. It tastes grassier and a little funkier than rum, which is typically distilled from molasses.
How do you make a caipirinha drink?
Muddle half a lime, cut into wedges, with the sugar in the glass, then muddle in the passion fruit pulp. Add the cachaça, stir until the sugar dissolves, fill with crushed ice, stir, and top with more crushed ice.
Is a caipirinha stronger than a mojito?
Yes, usually. A caipirinha is just cachaça, lime, and sugar over ice, while a mojito is lengthened with club soda. This Passion Fruit Caipirinha comes in at about 20.7% ABV, well above a typical mojito.
