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<strong>1.</strong> Cut lime in half (from pole to pole) and slice on half into 3-4mm thick half-moon shaped segments and drop into the base of a robust rocks glass.
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<strong>2.</strong> Add sweetener and MUDDLE.
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<strong>3.</strong> If using cubed ice straight from the freezer, add chilled water (or optionally add fruit of your choice) and MUDDLE some more.
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If using watery ice then omit water.
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<strong>4.</strong> When sure muddling has fully extracted fruit juice, POUR the muddled fruit and sweetener into serving glass (preferably a 30cl / 10oz hi-ball glass).
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<strong>5.</strong> POUR cachaça (stored in the freezer) into the rocks glass (the glass used to muddle) and swirl to rinse glass before pouring cachaça into serving glass.
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STIR to mix with other ingredients.
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<strong>6.</strong> If using cubed ice, crack (rather than crush) four to five large ice cubes and drop into serving glass.
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STIR before topping with more ice and serve with a stirrer (but no straws).