Cachaça Senhor dos Passos is produced in Antônio dos Santos, district of Caeté, region of Serra da Piedade and Caminho Religioso da Estrada Real. “Our cachaça is made using an artisanal process, with manual cane cutting, fermented in stainless steel vats and distilled in copper stills, using only the heart of the cachaça as the final product, with all equipment in copper and stainless steel. , bringing strict quality control to the product, from grinding to bottling, making an extremely tasty cachaça. Our history began with the patriarch of the family, who for more than 28 years combined his profession as an executive in multinational companies with his passion for agriculture, always supported by our matriarch. The passion was inherited by the children, who have always followed this path, one of which graduated in Agricultural Engineering to continue the legacy created. The farm where the cachaça is produced was once exclusively for growing bananas, which is traditional in our region, but during a family gathering, on the veranda of the headquarters, enjoying a good cachaça, the idea of starting a new production arose, this time of the traditional genuinely Brazilian drink and the passion of the owners, thus initiating the planting of sugar cane, replacing bananas, for the production of this appreciated drink that meets a high quality standard, always seeking to improve the techniques to extract the best from the cane. Everyone involved took several courses and our agronomist is now our master still and technician in charge, bringing quality and modernity to our production. Our name comes from an ancient and traditional ritual performed more than 200 years ago at the Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, the region where our still is located and where our cachaça is manufactured. The ritual, allowed only for men, takes place on Ash Wednesday, when the cedar sculpture of Nosso Senhor dos Passos is removed from the altar and bathed in cachaça, the liquid being stored and shared among the faithful, which, according to them, brings grace and healing infirmities. Belief says that cachaça preserves the holy image and, as tradition says, prevents the wood from deteriorating over the years, but the fact is that this is the only sacred piece of the Matrix of Our Lady of Nazareth not yet attacked by insects. or destroyed by the action of time in these 200 years of tradition.” Extra premium cachaça aged for two years in American oak barrels, with a yellowish color, leaning towards gold, sweet and velvety taste and liqueur sensation, low acidity, woody aroma, citrus fruits, honey and vanilla and a very pleasant aftertaste. With an alcohol content of 40%, it is obtained only from the heart of the distillation and later stored for two years in American oak barrels, providing an aromatic, smooth and velvety drink. Source: Cachaçaria Nacional