Abelha Organic Cachaca Silver, 70 cl

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To start with what it is not, it is not Brazilian rum. Cachaça predates the making of rum in the Caribbean by at least 100 years. It is made from fermented sugarcane juice, as some rums are, so it does bear some similarities, but it is a drink in a category all of its own. Abelha (“Bee” in Portuguese) is named for the hundreds of Brazilian honey bees that drink the fresh sugar cane juice during the juicing process. It also pays homage to the hardworking team behind Abelha, who run a self-sufficient, community-driven and sustainable farm. All waste is reused in future farming, the cars and tractors on the farm are powered on the byproducts from the distillate, and the team is always looking to improve organic technologies and infrastructure. Abelha Prata, the silver expression, is a full-flavored artisanal cachaça, with an intense, fruity, aromatic nose, fresh sugar cane and stone fruits on the palate, and a smooth dry finish. To create the distinctive character of Abelha Prata, the cachaça is rested for 6 months in open steel tanks, allowing the by-products to evaporate and oxidize, which gives the cachaça its signature bouquet. No sugar is added, and there are no impurities or toxins in the cachaça, resulting in fresh aromas when you open a bottle and pure flavors when you take a sip. The proliferation of South & Central American spirits, along with more home bartenders experimenting with different types of spirits, makes this an ideal time to introduce Abelha Organic Cachaça to the States. The interest in organic spirits also continues to grow, as well as the move to make cachaça a distinct spirit category in the U.S.

Abelha has no added sugar or additives of any kind. The cachaça is organically certified in both the growing of the sugar cane and the distillation process at international standards. Only natural fertilizer is used, with no pesticides. Artisanal cachaça uses a natural fermentation with local yeasts whilst in contrast many industrial stills will speed up fermentation by adding various chemicals.Most of the history of cachaca is shrouded in mystery with alleged stories and unverified facts. Here are some of these stories and facts that we find most intriguing and which we will be exploring further over the next weeks and months!

The spirit cachaça combines two very different beasts; artisanal cachaça and industrial cachaça. There are colossal differences between the two types of cachaca which result in an unmistakeable contrast in aroma, body and taste. As Abelha is an artisanal cachaça, we highlight some of the differences between these two production possibilities. We have really good news for Abelha Cachaça lovers all over: due to many requests to extend the deadline date of our arts competition, we’ve decided to give creatives minds some extra time to send their design to us: deadline is now 21st March 2016 and we can’t wait to see all you’ve come up to! Ananda Nahu was born in Juazeiro, in Bahia, Brazil, in 1985. She moved to Salvador in 2001, in 2003 she attended The College of Design and in 2004 attended the Fine Arts School at the Federal University of Bahia. During this period, she became interested in studying photography, Fine Arts Paintings and engravings, inspired by studies and research of lithography, Serigraphs, metal engraving, and consequently a deeper study of posters, the main references for engraving techniques.

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Abelha is a Brazilian cachaca that got its start in 2009, but which is only just now making its way into U.S. distribution. (It’s currently available in a handful of states in the northeast but has national availability online.) The organic, pot-distilled cachaca is available in two expressions, a standard silver and an ouro which is aged for three years in 65-gallon garapeira casks, made from Brazilian ash wood. Cachaça is Brazil’s national spirit, and although it is one of the most-consumed spirits in the world (there are about 40,000 distilleries producing it in Brazil), it’s much less well-known internationally.