Cachaca

Cachaca is often regarded as Brazil's answer to rum. Similarly derived from sugarcane, Cachaca is distilled from the freshly pressed juice of the plant rather than the molasses created as a byproduct of sugar production. Also like rum, Cachaca generally falls into two categories: a lighter unaged white or silver variety and a gold variety which is aged in wooden barrels. Many Brazillians enjoy Cachaca served neat, but elsewhere it forms the basis of many tropical cocktails, most notably the capirinha.