TESOURO DA CASA CRISTAL

The name "Tesouro da Casa Geraldo" translates this line of Cachaças Mineiras well. "Cachaça do Luiz Carlos Marcon" as it was traditionally known in Andradas, Minas Gerais, had the flavor of the purest cachaça from mills and the tradition of more than 300 years of transforming sugar cane into a bright, fragrant liquid, which looks more like a work of art. The special details of each cachaça are spread throughout its process, from the choice of the type of sugarcane, to the right harvest time, the grinding time, the ingredients and fermentation time, the distillation method and the barrels for the cachaça. aging. The "Tesouro da Casa Cristal" is distinguished by the wood used for aging, peanuts. Endangered wood, now rare, which is still found in some states, including Minas Gerais. The barrels made from it provide special characteristics for the aging of the cachaça, as it reveals, accentuates and displays the virtues and soul of the pinga. Peanuts slightly lower the acidity and alcohol content of the cachaça, maintaining its character and integrity, giving the drink a light, pale yellow tone. This wood keeps the freshness and aroma of sugar cane alive. The label mistakenly states that the distillate spends 12 years in barrels made of Brazilian wood called "peanut" (not chestnut), but this wood, despite being neutral, after 12 years in contact with the distillate would impart color, which did not happen. Furthermore, the label informs that the cachaça is only "rested" in wood and not "aged". Despite everything, it is a good cachaça, balanced, soft, smooth, good acidity, elegant, with notes of sugar cane, floral touch, herbal nuances, fruity, citric and vegetal.. Source: Casa Geraldo website.