Caipirinha is an old school drink. For everything that's sacred, don't shake it. Don't use simple syrup. Don't stir it. Just mount it. You'll need: A tumbler One or two limes Sugar (sugarcane sugar if possible) Brazilian cachaça Crushed ice It's about freshness and sweetness, so we have to be careful with the lime to avoid the bitter parts. Remove the lime's butts https://pic8.co/sh/uREv9o.jpg Cut it avoiding the white part in the middle https://pic8.co/sh/X3GUtW.jpg Keep cutting and remove the white part. https://pic8.co/sh/JamaJW.jpg https://pic8.co/sh/UQnD7K.jpg Grab a tumbler, put the lime and pour some sugar over it. I'm using white sugar and some brown sugar to add some flavor. https://pic8.co/sh/5eLoGV.jpg GENTLY smash the limes. Don't punish then, we don't want bitters. Then fill the tumbler with crushed ice. Complete with good cachaça. I used 2 oz, but there's no rule about it. https://pic8.co/sh/DdueY7.jpg Insert a spoon between the glass and the ice, and GENTLY agitate the juice on the bottom, pull the ice up and down a bit, just to give it some mix. You don't want full mixing. While you drink it, the ice will slowly dilute your drink, the agitation will bring the different flavors, the alcohol, the sweet, the sour. Maybe you'll feel some sugar crystals in your mouth. It's part of it. Enjoy https://pic8.co/sh/JUYB99.jpg If you don't have cachaça, use vodka and it's a Caipiroska. Use white run and it's a Caipiríssima. Use whisky and it's a Whiskyrinha. Sake, pisco, gin, you got it, it's just sour, sweet, booze and ice.