Name: Cachaça Daiquiri
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Cachaça; 15 ml Lime juice; 10 ml Sugar syrup (2:1); 10 ml Chilled water; 4 drop Daiquiri bitters

Cachaça Daiquiri
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Glass:

Photographed in a New Era Cocktail 7.5oz

Ingredients:
2 fl oz	Cachaça
¹⁄₂ fl oz	Lime juice (freshly squeezed)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water, 65.0°Brix)
¹⁄₃ fl oz	Chilled water omit if using wet ice
4 drop	Difford's Daiquiri Bitters

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Prepare:

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of lime wedge.

How to make:

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.
FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish:

Garnish with lime wedge.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Might not look like a Caipirinha but tastes like a Caipirinha - a very sophisticated and refined Caipirinha.

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AKA: Daiquirinha

Nutrition:

One serving of Cachaça Daiquiri contains 169 calories

Alcohol content:

1.4 standard drinks
18.58% alc./vol. (37.17° proof)
19 grams of pure alcohol

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Calvin Grant

15th September 2025 at 04:01

Just gifted a bottle of Inox Original double distilled cachaça, a defunct brand, super smooth straight out of the bottle. Made a wonderful daquiri!

Simon Sedgley

13th September 2025 at 13:04

As commenter John says, "...need a few minutes to breathe." Sip it slowly, be patient, and it will bloom delightfully.

Mike

10th August 2025 at 00:06

This is an excellent daiquiri. I recommend omitting the extra water.

Andre Derailleur

6th May 2025 at 10:04

Again, I used husk cane spirit from tumbulgum. It is a very good cocktail, but to my taste it is not really like caipirinha because muddling the limes puts much more zest into a caipirinha. This is really like a daiquiri with funk. I preferred a mint garnish as well.

7th September 2024 at 17:24

Can I substitute the bitter with Angostura's or should I rather skip it?

Simon Difford

8th September 2024 at 08:13

Better to omit the bitters rather than use Angostura.

Jeremy Harrold

10th July 2023 at 04:29

Sophisticated maybe but, erm…a Caipirinha is more fun!

John Hinojos

1st April 2023 at 04:18

You really, really need to like the funk of Agricole cane syrup ruhms. We used Clairin Sajous instead of Cachaca as I like the Haiti version better. Sajous comes in at 111 proof. Did add 2 drops of Difford's Daiquiri bitters. Was very good, but need a few minutes to breathe. First out it is a bit like lighter fluid and rubber. Softens to a delightful cocktail with still a definite Agricole funk kick.

Simon Difford

1st April 2023 at 21:08

Thanks for reminding me of this cocktail, John. It's been years, probably decades, since I last made one. I've tweaked the proportions and added the all-important Daiquiri Bitters.

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