A shaken caipirinha is served in a tumbler with many ice cubes and lime pieces.

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Kai-Pi
by MyBeverageGuide

Recipe & Ingredients

  • 60 ml: Velho Barreiro Gold (aged cachaca)
  • 30 ml: Simple Syrup (sugar syrup)
  • 10 ml: Lemon Juice Fresh (citrus juice)
  • 1 whole: Lime (citrus fruit)

Preparation

Categories:
Summer Aperitivo Refreshing
Glassware: Rocks
Ice: ice cubes for shaking

Technique

muddle / shake / pour

Garnish

    Drink Description

    <<We shake our Kai-Pi, and it's basically a Caipirinha. It's sweet, sour, and refreshing. The aged Cachaca and the shaken Lime are a good match for this awesome summer cocktail.>>

    Mixing Instructions

    1. Place the cut lime into the shaker and muddle it.
    2. Add all other remaining ingredients into the shaker.
    3. Add some ice cubes into the shaker.
    4. Shake for about 20 seconds.
    5. Pour everything into the prepared serving glass.
    6. Add crushed ice.

    Detailed Recipe Instructions

    1. Prepare your Mise en Place.
    2. Prepare your bottle setup.
    3. Chill the serving glass with either crushed ice or ice cubes. Or place it in a fridge or freezer.
    4. Cut the lime into quarters.
    5. Put the cut lime into the tin shaker and muddle them.
    6. Add around 5 to 6 ice cubes into the shaker.
    7. Shake for about 20 seconds.
    8. Take the chilled glass out of the fridge/freezer. If you used ice to chill the serving glass, remove everything from the glass.
    9. Pour everything into the prepared serving glass.
    10. Add crushed ice into the serving glass.
    11. Add a short straw.
    12. Clean up your working station.

    Mixing Tips

    General

    • Start with the cheapest ingredients (the syrup) first.

    Mise En Place

    • Keep all equipment and ingredients within range. It will be easier and faster to mix the drink.

    Technique

    • Muddle the lime well to extract more juice.
    • While pressing the citrus fruit, for example, lemon or lime. You could use the pressed fruit and give it into the shaker as a fragrant ingredient. It will release some of the oils while shaking the drink. After you better double-strain it.
    • Suppose you muddle any fruit, spice, or herb. If you muddle in a glass, the glass might break. In that case, we recommend using either the metal part of the shaker or another sturdy container.

    Mise en Place

    Ice:

    ice cubes for shaking

    Bar Equipment:

    Knife
    Tin Tin Shaker
    Jigger

    Garnish:

    Editor Recipe Notes

    What makes a Kai-Pi a Kai-Pi and not a Caipirinha?
    Well, actually, just the name and some of the aged Cacacha we are using.

    We muddle the lime in the shaker and add all the other ingredients. Put 6 to 7 whole ice cubes inside and give it a good long shake. Before pouring the drink into the serving glass, I always taste the liquor. Every lime is different and offers different amounts of fruit juice. I adjust the acidity constantly with some additional lemon juice.

    Once the taste is adjusted and we pour it into the glass, we put some small amounts of crushed ice on top. Don’t forget the straw.

    Essential Infos

    Name:
    Kai-Pi

    Style:
    Caipirinha

    Bar Technique:
    muddle
    shake

    Ingredients by Category:

    aged cachaca
    sugar syrup
    citrus juice
    citrus fruit

    Garnish:

    Color:
    light white

    Flavour and Texture

    Aroma

    lime
    lemon
    citrus

    Flavour

    lime
    lemon
    citrus

    Texture

    clean
    elegant
    accessible

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    Updated: 3. February 2023
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