Capucana Handcrafted Cachaca

Product of: Brazil

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Capucana Cachaça is distilled in Piracicaba, near Sao Paulo, using the fermented juice of three different varieties of sugar cane and is aged for three years prior to bottling. The name borrows from the old Brazilian Capu Cana meaning ‘sugar cane house’ (capu = house and cana = sugarcane).

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 13/04/2015

Appearance:

Clear, pale golden.

Aroma:

Light muscovado sugar, aloe vera, soft leather, peach and pear fruit, dried herbs, black pepper and faint mandarin orange zest.

Taste:

Aggressive white pepper spice, sweet aloe vera, pear, yeasty brown bread and dried fruit.

Aftertaste:

Yeasty brown bread, dried fruit, pear, citrus and white pepper.

Overall:

A stand-out bottle holds a cachaça with aloe vera and pear fruit, yeasty notes and peppery spice.