Avua has many different cachacas on the market, many featuring different barrel types. This is the unaged offering and while pretty good on its own, it's even better in cocktails. On the nose I get a vegetal and tropical fruit notes. The palate has the grassy notes, but also sourness (lemony) and a bit more ethanol than I would expect. It is less sweet than other cachacas. The finish has some decent burn and bitterness. There are better unaged cachacas for drinking neat (Novo Fogo), but its decent enough. This one shines though in cocktails and that is the main purpose for buying a bottle of this. It is a step up from Leblon, but at a higher cost. Is it worth the extra $15? For most, probably not and especially if you like your cocktails sweet, then I would stick to Leblon.