From left: Germana Soul cachaça, Germanan Caetano's cachaça, and Lelon cachaça. I remember the first time I tried a Caipirinha. A friend had returned from a trip to Rio de Janeiro proudly clutching a ...

I remember seeing the first wave of cachaça hit Los Angeles around 2005. That was just after my first trip to Brazil and the beginning of my love affair with its national spirit. Now I’m a ...