Cuca Fresca Premium Cachaca from Brazil

Cachaca, the third most consumed spirit in the world (behind vodka and soju),  is the first new spirit category to establish itself in the US market since tequila made its debut more than 30 years ago.  Made from sugarcane, cachaças were traditionally grouped with rums; however, with the spirit’s jump in popularity and influx of quality products, it has earned its own section in liquor stores and a special spot on cocktail menus.

Two of Brazil’s oldest cachaca-making families have joined forces to create Cuca Fresca specifically for the U.S. market.  The name comes from the Portuguese translation for “cool head.” Cuca Fresca is produced with artisanal cachaca-making methods and is triple distilled in copper pots instead of using the column distillation process, used by many mass-production cachaça distillers.

A clear spirit, it mixes well in a variety of cocktails, but the trendiest cachaca-based drink is the caipirinha.  Made by muddling lime and sugar and then adding cachaca and ice, caipirinhas are rivaling mojitos as the fashionable cocktail.  On South Beach, some bartenders are even making mojitos with cachaca instead of traditional rum.

For those who enjoy cachaca neat or on the rocks, Cuca Fresca offers the Pura Gold, an aged variation of the spirit.  Gold in color, this extra smooth cachaca is matured in oak barrels for up to five years, giving it distinct hints of oak and vanilla. No additives are used.

Cuca Fresca Berry Caipirinha

2 oz. Cuca Fresca Cachaca
2 blackberries
2 raspberries
1 strawberry, sliced
½ lime, quartered
1 tbsp super fine sugar

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Edited by Patricia D. Sherman

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