Thoughts About Cachaca

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I’m interested in the general opinion of Cachaca here. I’ve submitted a few cachacas to the rum-x database, but they have not been approved. In my opinion cachaca is a subcategory of rum just like agricole or charanda. It’s made exactly like rum (but with more restrictions), but due to Brazilian regulations has to be called Cachaca within Brazil. If it was distilled anywhere else it would be called rum.

What are your thoughts? Should they be approved to be added to the rum-x database?

Here is a recent podcast about Cachaca that discusses some of these things:

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I’m with you there and keep saying the same for a long time.
Since we import some major quality brands with Perola such as magnifica, salinissima, Santo grau and espirito de minas and I’m a huge cachaça fan myself I’d like that too.

Just not sure if there’ll be enough fans to appreciate this category here.

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as we are splitting Arrak here, we should include Cachaça

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Same with charanda and crazy Mexican Rum versions etc. And cachaça is MUCH bigger :smiley:

and features some really old single casks too and the biggest amount of unique tropical casks like umburna, îpé, jequetiba, balsamo and many more…

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Yeah same for all the rum based liqueurs which are already in the database.

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On the one hand: Yes, add them. Made out of Sugarcane.
On the other hand: My (few) tastings of cachaca in the last time didn’t give me (unaged) Rum vibes, while Agricole, Clairin and Arrack definitely did so.
I am still looking for a sample, that shows me the relationsship to unaged Agricole oder Clairin.

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There’s definitely a lot that do but in the end opinions may vary.
If someone needs any recommendations I can help maybe.

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I’m not sure if clairins or even argicole have ever given me “rum vibes”, but i’ve just gotten used to having completely different flavor profiles under the rum umbrella.

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I think they should be added, for what it’s worth. Was surprised they were not, came on here to find if there was some reasoning while switching my ratings over from the other rum rating site. That place does allow it, for what it’s worth. Seems short-sighted not to have it. At worst, people who don’t like it can ignore it. At best, it will improve the database here and maybe bring in more people to rate and review rums and cachaca from Brazil.

Also , I think a lot of the stuff you find in the U.S. is mostly the mass market industrial junk. In Brazil there are tons of small distilleries, small batch stuff. I’m sure someone determined could find some really good stuff.

I had an Avua the other day that was pretty nice though, aged on Amburana cask to get that natural cinnamon flavour.

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