Cabana Cachaca

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Jul 26th 2006 at 12:01PM

It's hotter in the U.S. than in Brazil right now, how about a Brazilian drink to cool off? Cachaca, the key ingredient in a delicious drink known as the caipirinha, is making a play for U.S. drinkers. Cabana Cachaca is a new cachaca with a sleek design to tempt the unfamiliar into testing it out. The liquor is fermented and distilled in Brazil directly from freshly pressed sugarcane. The spirit is distilled in small batches to create artisanal rum with a citrusy nose. Cabana Cachaca is now available in a variety of locations and will be availably nationally at the start of August. It sells $34.99 per 750-milliliter bottle. The question is do enough U.S. drinkers know about cachaca to make this a hit spirit?

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Jonathon Jul 26th 2006 1:15PM

Anyone had this? Comments?

Joe Jul 27th 2006 10:33AM

is this any good?

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John Jul 28th 2006 10:13AM

Actually, I went to a launch party they had at Bungalow 8 and drank about 5 of their signature drinks, "The Cabana," which is essentially a mojito made with Cabana Cachaça instead of say, Bacardi. I thought it was more flavorful and cleaner drinking, not to mention no hangover. Check out their website, www.cabanacachaca.com to see where you can try it. I recommend!

Brian Aug 7th 2006 10:07AM

I'm so happy to hear this! Finally I can make good capirinhas at home without waiting for vacationing friends to bring me back a bottle.

Steve Luttmann Aug 20th 2006 9:16PM

I recommend for anyone who likes Cachaça and Caipirinhas to try our LEBLON. Unlike the traditional Cachaças, which have a bite, LEBLON has a nice fruity nose and natural smooth taste, and makes the most amazing Caipirinha. We have a wine-maker's approach to our fermentation, which allows us to retain the great fresh cane aromas by distilling ONLY ONCE (not twice or more, which is used to cheat the process and create a more neutral, bland tasting spirit). We reconcile out the edges and retain the great cane nose by sending our Cachaça from Brasil to France, where the base spirit is laid for one to three months in vintage Cognac casks. The result speaks for itself...

Matti Anttila Aug 24th 2006 7:25AM

With all due respect, double distillation in pot stills has a couple distinct benefits. It allows our master-distiller greater control over each distillate, enabling him to seperate the most desireable elements (namely the heart and bouquet enhancing portion of the head) from the unwanted impurities that are rife in single distilled spirits and the main enhancers of hangovers the next morning. We then age for two months in Brazil to allow the spirit to smooth out even further before bottling. The result is a cachaca that is unmatched in quality and versatility. You can taste the sugarcane, but it's not overly grassy like a Leblon or sweet like a molassas-based rum. For the first time in this country, Cabana enables the creation of a perfect Caipirinha, but most importantly, also allows for cross-segment experimentation - Cabana & Tonic, Cabana on the rocks, Cabana mojito, Cabanatini. The unprecedented quality of production and resulting natural purity of the spirit makes this possible without sacrificing taste and character... something the single distilled cachacas can't claim to do.

Lacam Sep 17th 2006 10:34AM

At the end of the day, I prefer Leblon to Cabana becasue of the taste. We also did not drink to be hangover but to appreciate the great work of your two companies.

So far Leblon has the advantage.

CnD

Randy Sep 30th 2006 3:36PM

I've got to personally side with Cabana. I had a Leblon Caipirinha at Felix in NYC and the nose was way too grassy for my taste. My girlfriend actually couldn't even finish hers. I then had a Cabana Caipirinha at 10 Little West 12th and it was much smoother. The bartender had me try is straight and I was surprised by how clean it was, but still had a nice sugarcane taste. Ultimately I feel Cabana is much better for US consumers who aren't used to the traditional taste profile of cachaca. I can drink Cabana with most anything. With Leblon it's a stretch. Anyway, I tip my hat to anyone who's trying to get people off the vodka kick.