Basic Caipirinha

Ingredients

1 medium-size lime, cut into one-half-inch chunks
4 to 5 teaspoons sugar (or to taste)
2 ounces cachaÁa
Crushed ice

Instructions

Put the lime chunks and the sugar into a thick-walled rocks glass and crush together until the pulp and the juice of the limes are well macerated. Add cachaça and ice. Serves 1. (Multiply by number of drinkers for pitcher batches)