Food & Cooking Recipes Drink Recipes Cocktail Recipes Ginger Caipirinhas 5.0 (1) Close Credit: Marcus Nilsson Prep Time: 10 mins Total Time: 10 mins Servings: 12 Spice up the classic from Brazil -- made with the spirit cachaca, which is derived from sugarcane -- by muddling fresh ginger along with the lime. Directions Place 2 ginger slices and 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar in each of 12 tumblers. Use a muddler to mash ginger. Add a quartered lime to each; crush with muddler. Fill glasses with coarsely crushed ice, add a scant 1/4 cup cachaca to each, and stir well. Squeeze lime wedges into glasses and serve. Cook's Notes To make coarsely crushed ice, pulse small batches of ice cubes a few times in a food processor.