Cedilla Acai Liqueur, Brazil

Leblon Cachaça is made exclusively from sugarcane harvested in Minas Gerais region of Brazil. The sugarcane grows at an altitude of over 1,000 feet, where the lower atmospheric pressure and cooler temperatures result in canes that are incredibly sweet and flavorful. Once the sugarcane stalks have reached their peak of maturity, they are hand-harvested by expert farmers and lightly pressed in order to extract only the sweetest juices of the stalk. The extracted sugarcane juice is then fermented by Gilles Merlet, Leblon's Master Distiller. "We use a proprietary fermentation process that lasts 15 hours," says Merlet, "in order to produce a cachaça with bolder flavors." Following fermentation, the cachaça is single-distilled through a copper alambique still and then matured for up to six months in casks that were previously used to mature cognac. The Cedilla Açai liqueur is made by infusing their Cachaça with açai berries from the Amazon. Each bottle is a maceration of over 500 berries, hand-picked from açai palm trees, with the addition of ginger root, orange zest, lime peel, and some sweet cane juice. It's a dark, rich, and intense liqueur that is sweet, tart, and spicy — a delightful and unique drink on its own that shines even brighter in various cocktails. Pick your bottle up today!