Brazilians consume about 11.5 liters of Cachaça per person every year, which accounts for 99% of all Cachaça production. If you couldn’t tell, Cachaça is kind of a big deal for Brazilians.
Distillers can sweeten the Liquor by adding sugar only in amounts less than six grams per liter. Sweetening distilled Cachaça is possible, but if producers add any more than six grams, the Liquor will have to be labeled “sweetened Cachaça.”
Brazilians have more than 2,000 nicknames for Cachaça. “White coffee, “water that birds won’t drink,” “eyewash,” and “giver of laugh” are just a few.