International Cachaca Day | June 12
Mon Jun 12th

International Cachaca Day

Every year on June 12th, International Cachaca Day honors the Brazilian-made drink cachaça. It's also a day to learn more about this distilled spirit made exclusively in Brazil..

Cachaca is made from fresh sugarcane juice. The clear liquor is spicy, sweet, and fruity. It is Brazil's most popular drink, and distillers can only make it in this South American nation by law. be used to make Brazil's national cocktail, caipirinha, from Cachaca.

In the 1500s, Portuguese settlers introduced sugar cane to Brazil, and Brazilians first began making cachaça in the 1500s. on the sugarcane plantations. Many African slaves drank cachaça as they worked on the sugarcane plantations. The drink helped reduce their pain and gave them a boost of energy. The working class and wealthy also acquired a taste for the drink.

The drink had become so popular around 1630 that Portuguese kings began to feel threatened by the drink. The Portuguese emperors would have preferred Brazilians to drink bagaceira, which was a Portuguese grape brandy. It became unlawful for the Portuguese Colony of Brazil to produce, export, and sell cachaça in 1635. This prohibition on cachaca led to the company's market going underground. In 1660, however, some tenacious cachaça producers took over Rio de Janeiro's city government in Rio de Janeiro. The Cachaca Revolt took place this year. The Royal Order legalized cachaça on September 13, 1661, thanks in large part to this uprising. 1661

Brazil's Empire declared independence from Brazil on September 7th, 1822, 1822. This greatly contributed to the rise of the cachaça market.. Every year, 85 million cases of cachaça are consumed around the world. The United States, Paraguay, Germany, France, and Portugal are the top export markets for the drink.

The best way to commemorate this day is to find out where you can buy a bottle of cachaça. You may also want to try a caipirinha. Learn the difference between cachaça and rum. On this day, you will also learn more about Brazil's past. With #InternationalCachacaDay, you can share this fun day on social media with #InternationalCachacaDay.

As made history by establishing the international cachaca day

Brazil has commemorated its own National Cachaca Day on September 13th for many years. This date commemorates the Cochaca Revolt of 1660. However, many countries observe International Cachaca Day on June 12th, although several countries observe International Cachaca Day. This result stems from the FIFA World Cup opening in Brazil held on June 12th, 2014. The Brazilian drink cachaça gained global attention during this event.