I love the fact that you get a sense of terrior from this cachaça rather than a distilled-to-death vodka like cane juice spirit. It’s very much what I think of as an honest spirit, with no adulterations to fit a mass market palate.

It is a bit challenging in a simple drink like a caipirinha, where you might want a more neutral spirit. In other cocktails such as a Negroni, it really shines with that funky bell pepper undertone. I can’t wait to try this in a basil smash.

This stuff is pungent! Currently dealing with some fruit flies and they IMMEDIATELY started swarming as soon as I cracked open the bottle. I agree with Frederic in that there is definitely a "rotten funk" element to this that is very different from Jamaican rum "funk"... Might be a bit of an acquired taste, but gonna give it a whirl in a few different drinks and see how it goes.

I'm a big fan of funky Jamaican rums, and of grassy agricoles, but this is an entirely different experience. It's vegetal rather rhan grassy, with bell pepper and, yes, rotten funk notes. It does need strong complimentary flavors, because it will bully subtle ingredients out of sight.

To me the predominant taste and smell is more reminiscent of cut grass which has been left to sit on the lawn for about 4 days that has dried and began to rot. I find this works in cocktails that have strong flavors that can cover that vegetal rot funk.

“Freshly washed baby”?? ??

Find this almost soapy unless seriously chilled. The aloe vera flavour is very strong to me and can be off putting.