[Rhodes22-list] Brazil, was instigator

[Steve Alm]

I found the right spelling:  Cachaça.  If you don't specify what kind of
cachaça when you order, you'll get the "rail" brand, Pitu, which is pretty
bad.  Reminiscent of very cheap mescal. I was at a party with the woman who
owns the Pitu company and she was brown bagging Johnny Walker.  8-)  8-)
Slim

On 3/19/04 12:28 PM, "Lloyd Crowther" <lcrowther at cox.net> wrote:

> Slim and Rummy,
> 
> Speaking of cashasa (sp?) I tried a bottle  when I was in Rio getting ready
> for my trip through Matto Grosso and Rhondonia, but thought it a little
> distasteful and very strong.  I was told it was native Brandy but the only
> thing I'm sure of it was potent.  Several weeks later, after living the
> jungle life for a while, I found out if you occasional went through a
> settlement of sorts, you could always find a native who made the jungle
> version of the stuff which was even stronger and oh so good!  Also stopped a
> guy on a road one day and bought his 3" round, 2' long roll of native pipe
> tobacco wrapped up in leafs and tied with a piece of vine which probably
> saved me from dying of a nicotine fit.  I guess you have to do what you have
> to do, but enjoying it is the sign of an adaptor!!
> 
> Lloyd
> (This has very little to do with boating)
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 4:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] instigator
> 
> 
>> Rummy,
>> 
>> Yes, they have Mt. Gay.  "Rum" is even spelled the same in Portuguese but
>> when an r is the first letter it's pronounced as h, and the u is long, so
>> it's pronounced "hoom."  8-)  But they also have another rum-like beverage
>> down there called cashasa (sp?)  Get this--they take a mason jar filled
> with
>> the right ingredients and hang it on a fruit tree.  Somehow they put the
> lid
>> on with the flower inside the jar.  The flower becomes the fruit, which
>> ripens inside the jar and the whole thing ferments and, viola!  Booze! 8-)
>> Different fruit makes different flavor and there are dozens to choose
> from.
>> They vary in proof from wine-like to kick-your-happy-ass-into-next-week!
>> Needless to say, I'll be doing more research on this matter.  I'll let you
>> know my findings.  8-)
>> 
>> Esteban
>> 
>> On 3/18/04 8:15 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hey Slimmy,
>>> 
>>> Do they have rum in Brazil?
>>> 
>>> Rummy
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