cachaça
Sign in to saveCachaça ( ; ) is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Also known as pinga, caninha, and other names, it is the most popular spirit in Brazil. Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the caipirinha being the most famous and popular cocktail. In Brazil, caipirinha is often paired with the dish feijoada.
Key facts
- Drink.name
- Cachaça
- Drink.image
- Cachaca.JPG
- Drink.type
- Distilled beverage
- Drink.abv
- 38–48%
- Drink.origin
- Brazil
- Drink.introduced
- 16th century
- Drink.colour
- Clear, golden
- Drink.ingredients
- Sugarcane juice, yeast, water
- Drink.related
- Rum
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Cachaca.JPG
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- Commons category
- Cachaças
- alcohol by volume
- 40
- native label
- Cachaça
- inception
- 1500-00-00
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Cachaça ( ; ) is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Also known as pinga, caninha, and other names, it is the most popular spirit in Brazil. Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the caipirinha being the most famous and popular cocktail. In Brazil, caipirinha is often paired with the dish feijoada.
== History ==