Tijuca Tijuca – Brazilian Blended Rum

Tijuca Brazilian Blended Rum is a Brazilian cachaca, distinct from rum proper: made from fresh pressed, fermented sugar cane juice rather than molasses, and protected as a Brazil only category. Distilled on a pot still and finished in port wine casks, it carries no age statement and sits at a sociable 40%.

Cachaca is capped at very low added sugar, so this drinks genuinely dry despite its rich impression: cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon and wood on the nose, then tropical fruit, chocolate, spice and wood on the palate, closing on fruitcake, more wood, cinnamon and spice. The port finish lends a warming, spiced character that drinkers liken to liquid cinnamon rolls without the sweetness, with good spice and restrained oak letting the cane base show through. A characterful, dry sipping cachaca for anyone curious about Brazil's signature spirit and how it takes to wine cask ageing.