Cachaça, sometimes marketed as Brazilian rum, is one of the world's most popular spirits and serves as the base for the caipirinha, a classic cocktail perfect for spring.

Before anything else, to be called a cachaça, it must be produced in Brazil. It also must have an ABV of at least 38% and a ...

But how familiar are you with Brazil's distilled pride and joy, cachaça? Some may say that it's an alternative for rum and that they can be swapped interchangeably, but those people would be far ...

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.