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Ingredients

• 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
• 2 tsp white or caster sugar
• 90 ml soda water or ginger ale, chilled
• crushed ice

Method

1. Trim the white core from the lime wedges, which is the bitter part, then put them in a sturdy rocks glass with the sugar.
2. Muddle firmly for about 20 seconds to squeeze out the juice and dissolve the sugar in it.
3. Pack the glass with crushed ice and pour in the soda water.
4. Stir from the bottom to bring the lime up through the ice and serve with a short straw.

Tips

• Raw cane or demerara sugar gives a more rustic, caramel note, as in many Brazilian bars.
• Ginger ale makes it sweeter and spicier; coconut water makes it softer and less sweet.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

IBA (International Bartenders Association) BBC Good Food