Rediscover an ancestral spirit, combining Brazilian tradition and artisanal finesse
Artisanal cachaça is a little-known treasure from Latin America, made from pure, freshly pressed sugarcane juice. Still too often associated with caipirinha, it reveals a palette of complex flavors when undergoing an artisanal process: natural fermentation, distillation in a copper still, and sometimes aging in rare wood barrels such as amburana or jequitibá. From white cachaça to aged versions for connoisseurs, this spirit reflects the authenticity of its terroir. Discover how to choose the right cachaça, whether for your cocktails or for tasting straight!
White Cachaças: The Purity of Sugarcane Juice
Produced without barrel aging, white cachaças express the freshness and liveliness of pure sugarcane juice. Ideal for cocktails, they also appeal to lovers of clean, straightforward spirits.
A direct expression of the terroir
Slowly distilled in copper stills, these cachaças retain all the aromatic richness of fresh cane. They are often fermented naturally, without additives, revealing vegetal, floral, or slightly fruity notes depending on the cane variety and the terroir.
A light profile, perfect for mixology
Clear and crystalline, they offer a beautiful balance between strength and lightness. Their aromatic profile makes them particularly suitable for cocktails, but some cachaças can also be enjoyed neat, for an authentic experience.
Cachaça da Quinta: a benchmark of purity
Among the iconic cuvées, the Cachaça da Quinta stands out for its finesse. Made from cane grown on the estate and distilled by hand, it offers a fresh, slightly fruity palate with a beautiful length. An excellent entry point into the world of artisanal cachaças.
Amber Cachaças: The Elegance of Brazilian Wood
Amber cachaças are the result of a short aging in barrels, generally between one and three years. This process gives them a golden hue and subtle woody aromas, without masking the freshness of pure cane juice.
A Balance Between Freshness and Complexity
These cachaças benefit from a period spent in wooden barrels, often made from local species such as amburana or jequitibá. These Brazilian woods impart sweet notes of vanilla, spices, or dried fruits while preserving the spirit's vegetal identity.
Ideal for refined cocktails or pure drinking
Thanks to their rounded and aromatic profile, amber cachaças are equally suited to creative mixology and pure consumption. They offer a wonderful alternative to more well-known spirits such as rum or whiskey.
Dom Bré and Menina Carioca: Two Styles of Amber
Dom Bré Amburana seduces with its delicate aromas of cinnamon, vanilla, and sweet wood. Dom Bré Jequitibá, drier and finer, is marked by the smoothness of pink jequitibá. As for Menina Carioca Ouro, aging in French oak barrels for two years produces a rounded, indulgent, and elegant cachaça. All are distilled in copper stills, using cane harvested by hand on their respective estates.
Aged Cachaças: The Depth of Great Spirits
Aged cachaças are refined for several years in fine wood barrels, often Brazilian or French. This extended aging reveals rich and complex aromas, comparable to the finest rums or whiskeys.
For cocktail ideas showcasing this type of cachaça, discover the recipe for the perfect caipirinha.
A long maturation with multiple influences
Aged for over three years in French, Amburana, or Jequitibá oak, these vintages benefit from the copper still and time to develop notes of vanilla, sweet spices, candied fruit, or resin.
A sensory experience to be savored pure!
