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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
Technique
Garnish
Drink Description
Mixing Instructions
Detailed Recipe Instructions
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 cubes for shaking
Knife
Tin Tin Shaker
Jigger
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
Kai-Pi
Style:
Caipirinha
Bar Technique:
muddle
shake
aged cachaca
sugar syrup
citrus juice
citrus fruit
Garnish:
Color:
light white
Flavour and Texture
lime
lemon
citrus
lime
lemon
citrus
clean
elegant
accessible