Caipiroska
Ingredients:
Method:
1. Place cut lime and sugar in a rocks glass. 2. Muddle the lime gently. 3. Add the vodka. 4. Fill the glass with crushed ice. 5. Stir and garnish with lime.
Description:
The Caipiroska is a vodka variation on the Caipirinha. It keeps the lime-and-sugar technique but replaces cachaça with a more neutral spirit base. Because of vodka, the flavor becomes cleaner and simpler: lime and sugar move to the foreground. It is a good example of how changing the base changes the cocktail's national character while preserving its form.