Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça

Dragos Axinte and Emily LaCroix-Axinte, husband-and-wife entrepreneurs behind Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça, have developed one of the most impressive bottles of liquor in the emerging world of Cachaça. The hand-made glass bottle of Novo Fogo’s Silver and Gold Organic Cachaça are elegant; showing sophistication with sexy curves. Just looking at the bottle, you can tell a tremendous amount of passion and detail went into this Brazilian spirit distilled from organic sugar cane. Entrepreneurship is all about passion, and Dragos and Emily came up with the idea to develop Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça from their desire to partner with like-minded, social-conscious Brasilian entrepreneurs and tell their wonderful stories. Dragos and Emily want to share “a vida mais simple” (the simpler life) with Novo Fogo Cachaça. It is truly a masterpiece.

Novo Fogo Silver Organic Cachaça is rested 1 year in stainless steel tanks. Handcrafted and pot distilled in tiny batches from sugar cane grown on the edge of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest. Lime blossom aromas, followed by the savory but slightly kicky taste of sweet red peppers, citrus, and sea salt. The natural can origin revives cleanly in the finish. This spirit begs to meet fresh fruit.

Novo Fogo Gold Organic Cachaça is aged 2 years in repurposed American Oak bourbon cask barrels. Handcrafted and pot distilled in tiny batches from sugar cane grown on the edge of Brazil’s Atlantic Rainforest. Aromas of toffee and vanilla will welcome you before the mature taste will remind you of brioche, honeycomb, and apple pie. The oak barrels show their influence in the smooth finish. Drink it neat, over ice, or in scores of cocktails.

In the United States, Cachaça is not legally recognized as its own spirit, but rather as a Brazilian rum. Rum and cachaça are quite different. Whereas rum is made from molasses, a byproduct of sugar cane when processing into sugar, Cachaça is actually made from the juice of unrefined sugar cane.

The US government is slowly coming around to the idea of creating a “cachaça” spirits category similar to the way Tequila is a type of Mezcal, Cognac is a type of Brandy, and Bourbon is a type of Whiskey. Cachaça is the #1 distilled drink spirit consumed in Brazil and the #3 most popular drink spirit in the world, yet it is relatively unknown in the United States; however, the tremendous popularity of the Caipirinha cocktail in the USA is bringing great attention to this delicious micro liquor spirit.

Novo Fogo made an incredible organic cachaça, and you can taste the passion and love that Dragos and Emily put into the product. Cachaça is a such a great distilled spirit that it is no wonder that it is one of the most popular spirits in the world.

Every successful liquor entrepreneur assembles the team that shares the same vision. Dragos and Emily partnered with experienced Brasilian entrepreneurs led by Curitiba’s Fulgencio Torres Viruel and counting Novo Fogo’s master distiller, Professor Agenor Maccari Jr., Phd aka “Dr. Cachaça”.

Who is Dr. Cachaça? Professor Agenor Maccari Jr. has studied every component of the Cachaça production, from the genetic selection of sugar cane, to the fermentation process, and the wood aging. He is particulary fond of studying the aging process in native Brasilian woods, and his research lab features aging barrels made from dozens of wood types.

His devotion to the study of Cachaça has earned him a highly-recognized reputation in an industry that features thousands of producers. Many pot-still distilleries or alambiques seek his advice.

Since 1993, his studies have focused on Cachaça while completing a graduate degree in Cachaça Agronomy from Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR) in Curitiba. Today, Dr. Cachaça divides his time teaching and researching at UFPR, working at the distillery producing the Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça, and driving the cachaça industry to adopt organic production by educating consumers and distillers the benefits of handcrafted, organic drink spirits.

You will definitely love Novo Fogo Organic Cachaça. People often say “Why haven’t I had this before?” Novo Fogo is proof that you can do well by doing good!

Hand Labeled – Every bottle is hand signed specifying the bottling year, actual day of the year, and initials of bottler. For example, we were sent Silver Cachaça with a batch no. L9321 (bottled in 2009 on the 321st day of the year) signed by AC and Gold Cachaça with a batch no. L9328 (bottled in 2009 on the 328th day of the year) signed by CRS.

USDA Organic – Obtaining this certification is one of the most difficult and time consuming organic certifications in the world. It shows Novo Fogo has taken the time to make sure their cachaca is the most pure without any chemicals. The USDA organic certification is on the label. Also, it is certified organic by Brazil’s Ecocert SA.

Handmade Recycled Glass – Bottle blown by hand with recycled glass collected from the streets of Curitiba, Brazil which is the capital of the state of Parana.

Potato Bag Neck Wrap – Made from potato bags allowing a better grip on the bottle. It is just gorgeous.

Recipe Cocktail Book – Printed on 100% recycled paper, hangs around the neck of the bottle, perfect reference on how to make four popular Cachaça cocktails with the Silver and Gold such as the Caipirinha (ky-pee-ree-nyah) and the Cacharita (kah-sha-ree-tah).

Cork - Mix of natural and synthetic wood to withstand the 80-proof liquor abrasion.

 

Handcrafted – The entire process, from the cutting of the sugar cane to the bottling, is 100% natural and 100% manual. Every glass bottle is handmade too in Brasil.

 

Pot Still Distilled - Novo Fogo Cachaça is made from sugar cane stalks, pressed for their juice shortly after harvest, then fermented and distilled in tiny batches. The head and tail of every batch are separated and used as fuel for the distillery cars, creating one of the “purest quality and zero-waste” production facilities in the world.

 

COCKTAILS

The Caipirinha is the most famous drink in the world using cachaça. It is one of the fastest growing cocktails in the USA.

 

 

 

Caipirinha [ky-pee-ree-nyah]

1. cut up a lime in wedges, toss into rocks glass, muddle them with 1.5 tbsp sugar in glass

2. fill glass with ice, add 2 oz. of Novo Fogo Cachaça Silver

3. pour everything into shaker and give it a go, pour EVERYTHING back into glass

4. add two colorful short straws to the glass, you drink, you like

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cacharita [kah-sha-ree-tah]

1. tall glass, fill with ice, pour 1 oz Novo Fogo Gold Cachaça over ice

2. pour 1/4 oz sweetened lime juice, pour 2 oz sweet & sour mix

3. stir it good…

4. top with 1/2 oz grand marnier or cointreau, garnish with slices of lime and orange,

5. stick 2 thin staws in it, drink it before others will

 

For more information, visit www.NovoFogo.com