Friday, July 11, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Cachaca Experience
ka-SHA-sa regularly organizes tastings and master-classes for hospitality workers and consumers in general.
the session consists of an introduction to Cachaca and its history, facts and use, followed by tasting of 6 different brands, including one or two very exclusive additions. the session is finished with a cocktail workshop where the participants can mix their own cocktails.
for more info on how to book a Cachaca experience to your staff, send an e-mail to raf.agapito@gmail.com, or call Rafael on +353(0) 85131 6839
the session consists of an introduction to Cachaca and its history, facts and use, followed by tasting of 6 different brands, including one or two very exclusive additions. the session is finished with a cocktail workshop where the participants can mix their own cocktails.
for more info on how to book a Cachaca experience to your staff, send an e-mail to raf.agapito@gmail.com, or call Rafael on +353(0) 85131 6839
Diva
Cachaca Diva was chosen for our first tasting session for being a very unusual, innovative concept.
Diva is a Pure Pot Still hand-crafted Cachaca, from Minas-Gerais estate.
Unaged by choice, Diva rests for approx. 6 months in stainless-steel vats, and then is bottled in a state-of-the-art facility, inside the distillery.
Tasting notes:
Colour/viscosity: crystal clear, shiny, with good oleosity, medium body
Aroma: fresh and delicate, with notes of fresh herbs, ripe citrus fruits
Palate: medium-sweet, citrus, moderate spiciness
finish: clean, warm and subtle, leading to sweet, ripe bananas
good for: spicy food, sea food, great for mixing cocktails
Diva is a Pure Pot Still hand-crafted Cachaca, from Minas-Gerais estate.
Unaged by choice, Diva rests for approx. 6 months in stainless-steel vats, and then is bottled in a state-of-the-art facility, inside the distillery.
Tasting notes:
Colour/viscosity: crystal clear, shiny, with good oleosity, medium body
Aroma: fresh and delicate, with notes of fresh herbs, ripe citrus fruits
Palate: medium-sweet, citrus, moderate spiciness
finish: clean, warm and subtle, leading to sweet, ripe bananas
good for: spicy food, sea food, great for mixing cocktails
Tasting Notes
There's over 5.000 registered Cachaca brands in Brasil, distilling around 1,5billion litres every year.
if we taste one different brand every single day it would take more than 12 years to taste it all, and that if no new brands come around...
well we're not in a hurry are we?
A good Pinga should be apreciated, sipped slowly, on its own, or with a meal, desert, or even accompanied of a subtle Brasilian Cigar.
here's what we've been tasting lately:
Cachaca Diva
if we taste one different brand every single day it would take more than 12 years to taste it all, and that if no new brands come around...
well we're not in a hurry are we?
A good Pinga should be apreciated, sipped slowly, on its own, or with a meal, desert, or even accompanied of a subtle Brasilian Cigar.
here's what we've been tasting lately:
Cachaca Diva
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Mixology
Cachaca is the 3rd most consumed spirit in the world, most of it is drank neat or in "caipirinhas" or "batidas".
trying to change that image and show the versatility of the drink, ka-SHA-sa is now seeking creative mixologists with original cocktail recipes, like the ones we've been posting here.
you could send us your video on raf.agapito@gmail.com or write down your recipe and the address of the bar you work, and we'll organize a visit to record you in the act!
Cocktails:
Tropicália
Guava Brava
trying to change that image and show the versatility of the drink, ka-SHA-sa is now seeking creative mixologists with original cocktail recipes, like the ones we've been posting here.
you could send us your video on raf.agapito@gmail.com or write down your recipe and the address of the bar you work, and we'll organize a visit to record you in the act!
Cocktails:
Tropicália
Guava Brava
Caipirinha...
… how do you make yours?
Brown sugar, white sugar, sugar syrup, lime wedges, lime juice, crushed ice, cubed ice, shaken, stirred…
… every bartender has their own special way to make the most consumed cocktail in the world.
Doesn’t matter how you make it, as long as it does the job, the Caipirinha is there to quench your thirst, re-hydrate your body, tease your appetite before a meal, make ugly people look better, etc…
We believe that taste as a sensorial perception, is different to every single person, so,
Lets stop arguing who makes the best Caipirinha and lets share the multiple ways of crafting it.
Ka-SHA-sa will be around the world collecting videos, ideas and secrets about this simple but very tasty drink.
You can also send us your own video. All you need to do is tape the making of a classic Caipirinha on your own way, with the Cachaca of your choice, in at least two minutes, send to us on raf.agapito@gmail.com on any digital format, and we’ll edit and publish it in our blog.
Or you can just invite us to come to your bar!
Aurora Cafe bar-Dublin Ireland
Tertúlia Bar Grill-Santos Brasil
see all videos
Brown sugar, white sugar, sugar syrup, lime wedges, lime juice, crushed ice, cubed ice, shaken, stirred…
… every bartender has their own special way to make the most consumed cocktail in the world.
Doesn’t matter how you make it, as long as it does the job, the Caipirinha is there to quench your thirst, re-hydrate your body, tease your appetite before a meal, make ugly people look better, etc…
We believe that taste as a sensorial perception, is different to every single person, so,
Lets stop arguing who makes the best Caipirinha and lets share the multiple ways of crafting it.
Ka-SHA-sa will be around the world collecting videos, ideas and secrets about this simple but very tasty drink.
You can also send us your own video. All you need to do is tape the making of a classic Caipirinha on your own way, with the Cachaca of your choice, in at least two minutes, send to us on raf.agapito@gmail.com on any digital format, and we’ll edit and publish it in our blog.
Or you can just invite us to come to your bar!
Aurora Cafe bar-Dublin Ireland
Tertúlia Bar Grill-Santos Brasil
see all videos
Thursday, May 22, 2008
June 2008 saw two very important happenings for the Cachaca and spirits world.
The global launch of the book “ The Soul of Brasil”, the first publication about Cachaca written in English, telling the history of Brasil’s national spirit and the facts and folklore around it, by cocktail and spirits historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown.
And the launch of KA-SHA-SA,
the first online Bartender’s Diary dedicated to this “Precious Liquid”
Here you’ll find answer for many (if not all) questions surrounding our favourite subject: Cachaca!
History, facts, fiction, news, cocktails, food recipes, contests, competitions, videos, photos, music, parties and anything that relates to Cachaca.
Saúde!
The global launch of the book “ The Soul of Brasil”, the first publication about Cachaca written in English, telling the history of Brasil’s national spirit and the facts and folklore around it, by cocktail and spirits historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown.
And the launch of KA-SHA-SA,
the first online Bartender’s Diary dedicated to this “Precious Liquid”
Here you’ll find answer for many (if not all) questions surrounding our favourite subject: Cachaca!
History, facts, fiction, news, cocktails, food recipes, contests, competitions, videos, photos, music, parties and anything that relates to Cachaca.
Saúde!
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