First things first – cachaça is pronounced “ka-sha-sa”, the Brazilian Portuguese word for rum. Technically, it is a type of rum, as it is also a spirit made from sugar cane by-products.

Or just as popular - you drink cachaça neat ... sa", it is distilled from sugar cane juice. This, Brazil says, makes it different to rum, which is typically made from the molasses, or thick ...

Leblon campaigns for authentic labeling and, finally, wins. One upset stomach, a dozen more trips to Brazil, a Brazilian wife, a 70-bottle cachaça collection, and 8 years later and I’ve come to ...

Outside of Brazil (where it is the best-selling spirit), cachaça is best known for its starring role in the caipirinha—a simple three-ingredient, lime-infused cocktail. Rum drinkers will find ...

Similar to rum, cachaça is a distilled spirit made from sugarcane. It bears a close resemblance to the other well-known ...