Check out our guide to cachaça, including where to buy it and lots of recipe inspiration, then learn more about kirsch, calvados and armagnac.
What is cachaça?
Brazil’s national spirit, cachaça, is made by distilling fermented sugarcane juice into a clear spirit. Grassy, herbal, spicy and fruity, it's hugely popular in its home country, and is one of the most widely produced spirits in the world.
It's most commonly associated with the caipirinha cocktail, where it's the hero ingredient along with limes, sugar and ice, but it works well in other cocktails where you'd use white rum, like a daiquiri or mojito.
Where to buy cachaça
Yaguara organic cachaça, £30.50/70cl, The Whisky Exchange
An organic Brazilian cachaça that’s herbaceous and aromatic.
Velho Barreiro cachaça and cachaça gold, £45.44, Amazon
A traditionally made cachaça that's very popular in Brazil, with a delicate, pure flavour. This bundle also comes with an aged version, matured for three years in oak barrels for a smokier flavour.
Cachaça recipes
Caipirinha
A light, zesty and punchy cocktail that's made with just three ingredients – cachaça, lime and sugar.
Passion fruit caipirinha
Passion fruit adds a tangy, tropical twist to this classic Brazilian cocktail.
Mojito
Cachaça isn't just for caipirinhas – it also works well in drinks that use white rum, like this minty, refreshing mojito.
