The Holidays and Cachaça

I started Cachacier over a year ago to help educate people in the US about cachaça. When I married a Brazilian more than fifteen years ago, I never...

Jequitibá, a Magnificent Tropical Wood, Ideal for Aging Cachaça

In the top five most popular kinds of wood to age cachaça, jequitibá (pronounced je-kee-chee-bah) is a star. Found mostly in Southeast Brazil, eac...

September 13--(Inter)national Cachaça Day!

The story of Portugal’s prohibition on cachaça production and subsequent imposition of high taxes occurred because the spirit of Brazil and the new...