Cachaça: The drink that is Brazil’s face

Typical Brazilian drink, cachaça has its origin in the early years of colonization of the country.

At that time, the sugarcane mills in Brazil were in a big stage, being the economic foundation of  Portuguese colonization in Brazil between centuries XVI e XVII.

In the sugar manufacturing process, the creativity of slaves who worked at the sugar mills enabled the discovery of this new drink: the foam that floated on the pans in which it was boiled the cane juice originated cachaça, the first distillate of Latin America.

 

The drink became a national passion and symbol of Brazil. From the time of the slaves until now, much has changed: the processes became more sophisticated and cachaça began to adopt international quality standards.

 

The result is that today many parts of the world also joined cachaça: the Brazilian distillate has gained more space at parties and bar tables from different countries, being consumed by those who appreciate the drink pure or in the form or cocktail, like the famous caipirinha.

Made from a blend of cachaça, lemon, sugar and ice, caipirinha is one of the most appreciated cocktails in Brazil and worldwide. Simple and refreshing, it became popular and gained respect from specialists: the International Bartenders Association elected caipirinha as one of the official cocktails of the entity.