What is cachaça and where can you buy it?

It's most commonly associated with the caipirinha cocktail, where it's the hero ingredient along with limes, sugar and ice, but it works well in other cocktails where you'd use white rum, like a daiquiri or mojito.

Where to buy cachaça

Yaguara organic cachaça, £30.50/70cl, The Whisky Exchange

An organic Brazilian cachaça that’s herbaceous and aromatic.

Velho Barreiro cachaça and cachaça gold, £45.44, Amazon

A traditionally made cachaça that's very popular in Brazil, with a delicate, pure flavour. This bundle also comes with an aged version, matured for three years in oak barrels for a smokier flavour.

Cachaça recipes

Caipirinha

A light, zesty and punchy cocktail that's made with just three ingredients – cachaça, lime and sugar.

Passion fruit caipirinha

Passion fruit adds a tangy, tropical twist to this classic Brazilian cocktail.

Mojito

Cachaça isn't just for caipirinhas – it also works well in drinks that use white rum, like this minty, refreshing mojito.