A Batida is a mix of cachaça, fruit, ice and lots of sugar, and a favorite in the kiosks that line the Brazilian coast.

The name caipirinha (pronounced => kai-pee-reen-yah –– with the r slightly trilled) is derived from the Portuguese word caipira (hick, hayseed, country bumpkin, rube, etc.––essentially a Li’l Abner type) coupled with the -inha suffix (a diminutive denoting...