Caipirinha

This traditional Brazilian cocktail is made with a mix of muddled limes, sugar, crushed ice and cachaça. Muddling the limes releases the rich, aromatic oils from the lime peels, giving this drink an extra punch of flavor. First made in the 1500s, cachaça is similar to rum, but has a flavor all its own. Most rums are distilled from molasses, a byproduct of sugarcane processing, while cachaça is distilled from the fermented juice of sugar cane. Be sure make this simple, refreshing cocktail at your next get together!