Tastes

Aguardente de Cana Velha de Januária is stored in umburana barrels, acquiring a soft yellowish hue and a slightly woody alcoholic flavor. It is a light cachaça, affordable and easy to taste. In line with the quality standards of the city of Januária, it has the maximum degree and still goes down “round”, without attacking the palate. Perfect for everyday life. Wood: Umburana or Amburana (same Brazilian wood) Grad. Alcoholic: 48% Aging Time: 2 years Origin: Januária/MG Color: Straw yellow Notes: Alcohol are present, dried fruits, acidity are balanced, sweetness, medium finish. Source: There is another sugar cane distillate produced in the same region with a very similar label (look the picture). However, there is no information on the internet whether they are from the same producer.

Aguardente de Cana Velha Motinha comes from the city of Miravânia/MG. It is produced in an alembic and aged in an amburana. There are those who consider the Velha Motinha the only one endowed with the original quality, in whose good memory the "new" brand would have tried to hitch a ride. On the label, a friendly peasant woman in a flowery dress and childish appearance grinds sugarcane in the middle of a lawn, without even having a container to store the sugarcane. Notes of dried fruits, honey, present alcohol, sugarcane and wood sweetness, carpentry wood, medium/long finish. Source: Amburana website.

In 1988, Ailton Fernandes decided to found Cachaça Meia Lua e Lua Azul, on the Meia Lua farm, in Salinas, in the North of Minas Gerais. At the end of 2019, it was renamed Meia Lua Destilaria, a very ambitious project derived from the incorporation of the Premissa and Unna brands. Today, the distillery stands out with top-notch products. Success was the result of hard work and effort in the search for the best quality. Cachaça Meia Lua Bálsamo 1000ml is a drink aged for a year and a half in balsam barrels, typically Brazilian wood. Light, has an alcohol content of 40%. It presents a balanced aroma and flavor with notes of spices. It goes very well with red meat. It can be enjoyed pure or in the preparation of drinks and cocktails. Source: Cachaçaria Nacional. This Cachaça was tasting in pack with 5 different others.

Coral Brasil has been operating since 2012 and through a partnership with the Bel Vedere still from Augusto Pestana/RS, a family company in operation since 1915, it promotes a line of products that serves the bar and restaurant markets, but also consumers of cachaças and quality drinks. The sugarcane used in the production of cachaças and Coral Brasil products is grown in areas close to where the grinding, fermentation and distillation takes place, with every care in handling to obtain an excellent raw material. All stages are monitored by the Coral Brasil team, which collaborates on every detail and guarantees a final quality that highlights its proposal to consumers and connoisseurs, with a unique flavor that combines production processes with modernity and tradition. Highlighting the fact that the founder and Director of Coral Brasil, Pablo Alles Rey, is a Uruguayan who lives in Rio Grande do Sul. A lover of cachaça, he chose to undertake this sector and publicize the qualities of our typical drink through the expansion of the brand, the training of professionals and consumer education, thus expanding the market for quality cachaça and highlighting the possibilities of its use in cocktails and gastronomy. With an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, in June 2020, in the midst of the Covid pandemic, in partnership with the brand Scoop & Spirits Sorvetes Alcoólicos, Coral Brasil launched an application to serve its consumers and fans. Prata is recommended for drinks, cocktails such as caipirinha. Cachaça Coral Brasil Prata and also Blue are recommended for drinks and cocktails such as caipirinha. The Cachaça Coral Brasil Ouro stay 3 years in French Oak barrel. Source: RS no Alambique. Notes: amber color, intense aromas, dried fruits, woody touch, agreeable sweetness, acidity and alcohol are balanced, medium finish.

Coral Brasil has been operating since 2012 and through a partnership with the Bel Vedere still from Augusto Pestana/RS, a family company in operation since 1915, it promotes a line of products that serves the bar and restaurant markets, but also consumers of cachaças and quality drinks. The sugarcane used in the production of cachaças and Coral Brasil products is grown in areas close to where the grinding, fermentation and distillation takes place, with every care in handling to obtain an excellent raw material. All stages are monitored by the Coral Brasil team, which collaborates on every detail and guarantees a final quality that highlights its proposal to consumers and connoisseurs, with a unique flavor that combines production processes with modernity and tradition. Highlighting the fact that the founder and Director of Coral Brasil, Pablo Alles Rey, is a Uruguayan who lives in Rio Grande do Sul. A lover of cachaça, he chose to undertake this sector and publicize the qualities of our typical drink through the expansion of the brand, the training of professionals and consumer education, thus expanding the market for quality cachaça and highlighting the possibilities of its use in cocktails and gastronomy. With an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, in June 2020, in the midst of the Covid pandemic, in partnership with the brand Scoop & Spirits Sorvetes Alcoólicos, Coral Brasil launched an application to serve its consumers and fans. Prata is recommended for drinks, cocktails such as caipirinha. Cachaça Coral Brasil Prata and also Blue are recommended for drinks and cocktails such as caipirinha. The Cachaça Coral Brasil Gold stay 3 years in French Oak barrel and Cinnamon barrel. Source: RS no Alambique. Notes: amber color, intense aromas, dried fruits, cinnamon, spiced touch, agreeable sweetness, acidity and alcohol are balanced, medium finish.

Coral Brasil has been operating since 2012 and through a partnership with the Bel Vedere still from Augusto Pestana/RS, a family company in operation since 1915, it promotes a line of products that serves the bar and restaurant markets, but also consumers of cachaças and quality drinks. The sugarcane used in the production of cachaças and Coral Brasil products is grown in areas close to where the grinding, fermentation and distillation takes place, with every care in handling to obtain an excellent raw material. All stages are monitored by the Coral Brasil team, which collaborates on every detail and guarantees a final quality that highlights its proposal to consumers and connoisseurs, with a unique flavor that combines production processes with modernity and tradition. Highlighting the fact that the founder and Director of Coral Brasil, Pablo Alles Rey, is a Uruguayan who lives in Rio Grande do Sul. A lover of cachaça, he chose to undertake this sector and publicize the qualities of our typical drink through the expansion of the brand, the training of professionals and consumer education, thus expanding the market for quality cachaça and highlighting the possibilities of its use in cocktails and gastronomy. With an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, in June 2020, in the midst of the Covid pandemic, in partnership with the brand Scoop & Spirits Sorvetes Alcoólicos, Coral Brasil launched an application to serve its consumers and fans. Prata is recommended for drinks, cocktails such as caipirinha. Cachaça Coral Brasil Prata and also Blue are recommended for drinks and cocktails such as caipirinha. The bottle of Cachaça Coral Brasil BLUE comes with a root that turns the cachaça naturally blue and this color change makes the drink even more attractive. Source: RS no Alambique. Notes: aromatic, floral, herbal, vegetal, sugarcane sweetness, alcohol is present, medium finish.

There is no reliable information about the product or the still on the internet. Coral Brasil has been operating since 2012 and through a partnership with the Bel Vedere still from Augusto Pestana/RS, a family company in operation since 1915, it promotes a line of products that serves the bar and restaurant markets, but also consumers of cachaças and quality drinks. The sugarcane used in the production of cachaças and Coral Brasil products is grown in areas close to where the grinding, fermentation and distillation takes place, with every care in handling to obtain an excellent raw material. All stages are monitored by the Coral Brasil team, which collaborates on every detail and guarantees a final quality that highlights its proposal to consumers and connoisseurs, with a unique flavor that combines production processes with modernity and tradition. Highlighting the fact that the founder and Director of Coral Brasil, Pablo Alles Rey, is a Uruguayan who lives in Rio Grande do Sul. A lover of cachaça, he chose to undertake this sector and publicize the qualities of our typical drink through the expansion of the brand, the training of professionals and consumer education, thus expanding the market for quality cachaça and highlighting the possibilities of its use in cocktails and gastronomy. With an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, in June 2020, in the midst of the Covid pandemic, in partnership with the brand Scoop & Spirits Sorvetes Alcoólicos, Coral Brasil launched an application to serve its consumers and fans. Coral Brasil Prata is recommended for drinks, cocktails such as caipirinha. Source: RS no Alambique. Sensory: Translucent and clear, floral and herbal notes, sugarcane sweetness present, balanced acidity and alcohol.

Unfortunately, there is no information about the origin of the cachaça, nor the wood in which it was stored nor the aging time. From the label, we know that it is the cachaça from the Ostradamus restaurant located in the municipality of Florianópolis, state of Santa Catarina. Sensory: amber color, notes of dried fruits, almond touch, alcohol is low but unbalanced.