Five Hundred Years of Cachaça

There’s a lot of time spent arguing over who invented cachaça and where exactly in Brazil that person created it. The problem is, no one knows the ...

The Art of Cachaça: Dive into Brazil's National Spirit

Cachaça is more than just a liquor; it’s a cultural symbol of Brazil, deeply woven into its history and traditions. Distilled from fresh sugarcane ...

Read more about Cachaça

One doesn’t simply fall into cachaça if they’re not from Brazil. There is so little beyond Brazilian borders. Chasing cachaça, if one were so incl...

Elevate Your Holiday Celebrations with Unique Cachaça Cocktails

As the holiday season approaches, it's time to shake things up and add a touch of adventure to your celebrations. Why settle for the same old drink...

The Holidays and Cachaça

I started Cachacier over a year ago to help educate people in the US about cachaça. When I married a Brazilian more than fifteen years ago, I never...

Jequitibá, a Magnificent Tropical Wood, Ideal for Aging Cachaça

In the top five most popular kinds of wood to age cachaça, jequitibá (pronounced je-kee-chee-bah) is a star. Found mostly in Southeast Brazil, eac...

September 13--(Inter)national Cachaça Day!

The story of Portugal’s prohibition on cachaça production and subsequent imposition of high taxes occurred because the spirit of Brazil and the new...

Cachaça is different: Changing Perceptions of Aging

For many of us, oak barrels are the standard way to age distilled spirits. Whisk(e)y, bourbon, rum, tequila—they all use some type of oak barrels f...