It's important to distinguish between the two, as their manufacturing processes vary, and the final product is very, very different!
While artisanal cachaça, which is golden in color, uses a still and wooden barrels, its industrial cousin uses industrial equipment, hence its very different taste.
It's the industrial version that is now produced on a large scale, but it has a strong, rather unpleasant alcoholic flavor masked by sugar and lemon.
Both can be used as a base for caipirinhas and other alcoholic cocktails.
In reality, few people are aware of the potential flavor and sweetness offered by artisanal cachaça.
People have the image of cachaca as a "strong" product, used only for caipirinhas, and that nothing beats a good whiskey or aged rum.
Few people know that artisanal cachaça is fully recognized in the biggest spirits competitions by leading experts.
It offers unique flavors and aromas thanks to a long fermentation process, distillation in a still rather than a column still (as used in an oil refinery), where the good grain is sorted from the chaff, since only the core is kept, and then aging in Brazilian wood.
What would wine be, for example, without its terroir, the unique character of each region, and the expertise of its producer? The same is true for artisanal cachaça.
Discovering artisanal cachaça is always a surprising experience, and we are proud to guide your first steps!
