THE CACHAÇA DIARIES
by JAKE EMEN
Feb 09, 2018
2 minutes
Aging cachaça in indigenous and often endangered Brazilian woods delivers unique flavors—the main issue is sustainability
It’s almost a guarantee that any trip to Brazil will be laden with the intrinsic pleasures of beachside caipirinhas. The cocktail is made with cachaça, showcasing Brazil’s 500-year-old spirit of choice. Cachaça is distilled from fermented sugarcane juice, making it a cousin of rum and, more specifically, of rhum agricole, or It’s now readily available in the U.S., and some of the best bottles are barrelaged using indigenous Brazilian woods that deliver entirely unique flavors.
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