Armazem Veira Rubi 43° Cachaca

€ 76.18 / 70 cl

May only be produced in Brazil. Used in cocktails such as Caipirinha and is the 4th best-selling beverage, after vodka, Korean soju and whiskey, in the world with more than 20 million sales per year. The secret of success is most likely its subtle sweetness and pleasant aroma.

Cachaça (also known as aguardente or pinga) is a Brazilian eau-de-vie made from sugarcane juice, just like rum ... But it is not, strictly speaking, rum, as the manufacturing techniques are very different. Santa Catarina is a small island in the south of Brazil and has been an important place of cachaça production since the 19th century.

The brand's name, Armazem Vieira, refers to a warehouse that once housed barrels of cachaça produced by local producers, among other goods. A historic building that bears witness to times gone by. In 1985, the two founders of the brand, engineer and mixologist respectively, decided to revive this building after purchasing it. In collaboration with a local distiller, they produce their own cachaça.

The Rubi cuvée from the Armazem brand has a clear color with a light golden glow. The basic distillate was allowed to mature for 8 years in barrels of both grappa and arariba wood. This ensures that the drink has a fruity character, with fine notes of fresh raspberries supplemented with the sweet accents of cane sugar and caramel. Very tasty!

Has aged for eight years in small 250-gallon garapa (grápia, garapeira) wood barrels - one of the 26 different types of wood used to ripen the cachaça in Brazil, and is known for its honey influence - this eau-de-vie has a delicious sweetness and a rare balance that makes it a real luxury indulgence

Food pairing

The basic ingredient of a lot of cocktails

Alcoholcontent

40 %vol

Caipirinha recipe

Caipirinha is the diminutive derived from the Brazilian word caipira. This is a Brazilian condescending term used to refer to unskilled (sometimes naive or even stupid) rural residents

Ingredients for one cocktail

Cachaça - 5 cl

Lime - 1 piece (you use a half)

Cane sugar - 2 tsp (white or sugar syrup)

crushed ice

Preparation

ash the lime thoroughly and roll back and forth with the palm of the hand to loosen the juices.

Cut the lime in half and then in four, cut away the hard white fleece as much as possible and remove seeds that have a bitter taste . Put the lime wedges with skin in a wide layer of glass, like a whiskey glass. Sprinkle cane sugar to taste.

Stamp the limes with a muddler, do not pound too hard, because the inside of the green skin (the white membrane) can release a bitter taste. Fill the glass up to the edge with crushed or garted ice (not too fine).

Pour the ice with the cachaça and stir the cocktail well with a stirrer