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So glad you move around the spirit world Ralfy! Rhubarb crumble sold me on this one!
Oh yeah. Looking forward to the good old whisky reviews again. Drinks with umbrellas are all very good, but nothing competes with whisky/whiskey.
hello all
what s the best and most affordable time to travel all around scotland n touring different distilleries?
I’m not convinced by this I must admit, doesn’t sound quite like my thing. I certainly wouldn’t pass it up if offered a drop mind
Nice to see something different Ralphy. Cachaca is rather unknown, but being basically an agricole rum it is certainly a cheaper and interesting alternative to the very expensive agricoles from Martinica, etc.
Hey Ralphy, in the spirit of branching father afield, have you tried Thomson Whisky from New Zealand? It’s Non Chill filtered, no colouring and really rather lovely. The South Island Peat ‘Progress Report’ is especially nice.
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ALOE!
@ralfystuff, Brazil has many small producers of artisanal cachaças. They produce spirits of exceptional quality. And they are spread by many states, mainly Minas Gerais, Goiás, Pernambuco. But, unfortunately, the best-known cachaça internationally is the “51”, a mass product, distilled in the column distiller. It’s just horrible. Brazilian legislation establishes that in order to be considered an artisanal cachaça, it is mandatory to use pot still distiller.
I can hear birds cheeping in the background, are you drinking in the morning? A true pirate.
Hey Ralfy!
thanx 4 the MM.
Q. duz the Jonnie Walker bran hav a production line one cud visit or is it blended “Bhind closed doors”??
thnx M8.
Hi Ralf, I am from Brazil !
Very nice to see a cachaça review in your channel !!! After all, you provide very quality opinions !!!!
Regards !!!
Thanks for all your spirit-world reviews Ralfy! Thanks to you I picked up a bottle of a cachaça not long ago. That one looks like a tasty lesson I wish I could take! Speaking of woods did you get a chance to try the Jack Daniels that has been extra matured in maple wood barrels? Anyway exotic indeed. Cheers,
Mark
Nice review Ralfy. Got to be honest, I’m put off by that 40%. It really should be higher. Amazingly, M&S have a bottle of Cachaca in stock right now. Rum has an exceptionally interesting history and should be accorded its own status as an equal to whisky. Mezcal (which I prefer to tequila) is a genuine spirit alternative too. You make an excellent point about wood maturation.
Vai Brasil!!!! Brazillians unite!
I watch your channel because of Luiz Felipe from WhiskyBrasil.com. You both do an amazing job. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with everyone.
Cheers
I’m drinking Balvenie 14 YO is that the next review? I don’t have a Rum to sip while watching the review that’s why I choose it.
As a chemical engineer I think it’s bollocks that evaporation of ethanol-water mixtures (whether in Scotland or Caribbean) would result in an increase in alcoholic strength. The ethanol will always preferentially evaporate at a greater rate than the water. Although it is true that in hotter climates they will both evaporate at a faster rate so perhaps the relative ethanol loss will be lessened
Ralfy you could review Chocolate Milk and would watch you for your opinion. you are very entertaining and have alot of knowledge.
Lets not forget, please Ralf – Amburana is threatened by habitat loss. The spirit sounds excellent but once our natural resources are gone, they’re gone.
My bottle of Leblon goes untouched. Can’t get over the musty odor.
11:07 Oh lawdy, Ralfy flipped us off!
Time to revisit Bourbons again maybe?!
“Eee says ee’s an expert!”
Aloe?
Greetings from Brazil! Thanks to you I just opened up a cachaça bottle to watch your review. haha (:
I have only tried Cachaca in Caipirinhas… I will try it neat. Thanks
As for the bit with the angels share, that’s basically the same thing you can watch with Bourbons stored high up in the warehouses. They also get a higher abv over the years
But what I want tae know Ralfy is: Would it mix well with Irn-Bru?
Always learning something here!
Don’t worry, Ralfy. You could be reviewing tap water and it still would be very entertaining.
I had the good fortune of enjoying the GOLD variant of this brand. Excellent stuff! Keep an eye out for it. http://cachacayaguara.com/EN/index_m.html
Ralfy, a couple years into my single malt journey (bourbon drinker here), I think I have assembled an unbeatable “staples” lineup (i.e. what is ALWAYS in the cabinet for a very reasonable price, covering a broad range of taste preferences and catering to various experience levels of guests) , based partly on your insights:
balvenie 12yo single barrel
clynelish 14
ardbeg 10
old Pulteney 12
springbank 10
I find that this “staples” lineup can accommodate any guest, cater to any mood, and generally do no wrong.
wow Brazilian tradition here.. Great!
It is odd you mention Cherry casks. I’ve always wondered about that. One of my favorite trees, no my favorite tree is Wild Cherry or Rum Cherry. If you are a fan of permaculture it is the epitome of it. It grows fast and straight in zone 4. It produces cherries that can be used to make liquors(if the birds didn’t gobble them up). And the wood is beautifully grained. Cherry wood is so expensive almost like an exotic. It’s special order wood.
I shouldn’t watch this. I have bought couple of bottles of cachaca, Velho brand. Never tasted cachaca, but i try to not open too many bottles for tasting. Maybe in next christmas i’ll open one in cold Finnish winter and get tastes of warmer climates from cachaca 🙂
First!
By the way, in my trip to Madeira I tried some very interesting agricole rum. Difficult to get abroad though. It would be nice some tasting.
If you like this try Germana 2yo Cachaca, also from Brazil, very decent. Bottled at 43%
Very interesting! I’ll see if my local shop can get this for me to try. Don’t apologize for a “senior moment” Ralfy, I turned 64 this past week and I look at all the information my brain has stored over the years so there is a lot to sort through at times. When editing videos I make for YouTube I see many mistakes and wonder what the heck I was thinking! I prefer the unedited version though, mistakes and all. Thank’s for sharing your experiences Ralfy. Sincerely, Ossie
Thanks Ralfy for the Cachaca review. I have meaning to give Cachaca a try, hopefully the LCBO will start carrying the matured stuff.
Ralfy, you ever watched the movie “Thunder Road?” It stars that renaissance man Robert Mitchum-he wrote it. It also has Keely Smith-oh that voice. It’s about bootleggers and those evil revenue men.
Tried some cachaca in Costa Rica. I got some not-so-good stuff – rotgut, and cheap as dirt. Cheers, Ralfy!
Glad to see some Cachaça around here and would love to keep seen other different stuff too. Nice review as always 🙂
Hi Ralfy, me again (I’m an anoying bastard, no class at all!) Just as a note, the amburana used in ageing of cachaça is not the one that comes from the Amazonian rainforest, but the one that grows in more dry regions all across Brasil (amburana cearensis)
I’ve been sipping my whisky for some time now, but just recently tasted some good quality cachaças, and because of the different woods used, there’s some pretty interesting stuff out there! If you need any help with recomendations, you can count on us, you have a lot of fans around here! Cheers!!