Caipirinhas with pineapple

Made with Rum

main ingredients

  • Small pineapple - 1pieces
  • Juice of limes - 4pieces
  • Fresh mint - small bunch
  • Golden caster sugar - 8tablespoon
  • Cachaça liqueur, or light rum - 400ml
  • crushed ice cubes - as needed
  • Pineapple juice - 800ml
instructions
STEP 1
Core the pineapple and cut into 3cm chunks. Place 8 small handfuls of pineapple, the lime juice, half the mint and the sugar into a pitcher and mash up with the end of a rolling pin or a fat wooden spoon.

STEP 2
Pour in the cachaça and a little crushed ice, then pour into 8 glasses, and add more crushed ice. Pour the pineapple juice over, filling to the rim. Garnish the glasses with extra mint sprigs and cocktail sticks with pieces of pineapple threaded on.