Though most common in a caipirinha, this cocktail only scratches the surface of how you can enjoy cachaça. Rum Is Made From A Litany Of Sugar Products Sometimes it can be hard to nail down ...

Outside of Brazil (where it is the best-selling spirit), cachaça is best known for its starring role in the caipirinha—a simple three-ingredient, lime-infused cocktail. Rum drinkers will find ...

First things first – cachaça is pronounced “ka-sha-sa”, the Brazilian Portuguese word for rum. Technically, it is a type of rum, as it is also a spirit made from sugar cane by-products.