Rafael Caetano wrote:

> Declan Murphy wrote:
> (...)
> 
>> I do have a bottle of Brazilian cachaca (Velho Barreiro) in stock, and 
>> cachaca is a form of arguardiente. But without shitloads of ice, 
>> papaya juice, pineapple juice or some other tropical fruit juice, it 
>> simply tastes like shit. I don't speak Spanish or Portuguese, but one 
>> of the local Brazilians tells me Cachaca basically translates as fire 
>> water/burning water.
> 
> That must be aguardente (agua ardente). More like "hot" as in "hot pepper".
> I'm not much into cachaca/aguardente/pinga but I know that Velho 
> Barreiro is certainly low-end. I liked one Nega Fulo, but it's pretty 
> expensive. Like 1000 yen. For that price you can buy 2 bottles of 
> regular Chilean wine.

Well Velho Barreiro wasn't particularly cheap. Perhaps around 980 a 
bottle. I didn't buy it at the Brazilian supermarket or anything, just 
picked it up off the shelves at Sugita as a curiosity. I guess if I 
hunted around it might be cheaper, but I didn't see any other cane 
spirits on the shelves so that is what picked out. I'll have a look for 
this Nega Fulo next time I shop.

BTW I wasn't aware that there was any kind of cachaca other than 
low-end? Perhaps what I read is out of date, but in Brazil isn't cachaca 
usually 70-something% alcohol, dirt cheap, and usually unavailable in 
the better bars of town?

-- 
"Oh don't give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ No, don't you give 
me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ For my head will fly, my tongue 
will lie, my eyes will fry and I may die/ Won't you pour me one more of 
that sinful Old Janx Spirit"