caipirinha
1.5 ounces cachaça
7 chunks of a lime
1 ounce simple syrup
sparkling water
cut the lime in half lengthwise and remove the white middle strip. cut each half lengthwise again and then in 8 chunks. place 7 lime chunks in a 10 ounce rocks glass and add sugar on top. muddle well, making sure all juice from the limes has mixed with the sugar. fill the glass with ice, then pour the mixture into a cocktail shaker. add the cachaça. ahake vigorously for at least 10 seconds. add sparkling water to fill the glass and garnish with the remaining lime chunk.
