Avua Tapinhoa Cachaca

Avua Tapinhoa Cachaca is a 40% ABV (80 proof), 750mL Brazilian cachaça — aged up to two years in Tapinhoã wood, an extraordinarily rare South American hardwood — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

This is the Avuá expression with a family story in the barrel itself: the Tapinhoã cask was first used decades ago by the distiller's own father, then painstakingly recommissioned to hold cachaça again. It is the distillery's second unique Brazilian-wood offering (following Amburana), and the wood does the talking — the soft, sweet notes it imparts make this a true sipping cachaça. Fresh-pressed sugarcane juice from the family farm in Carmo, Rio de Janeiro, distilled in small batches by third-generation distiller Katia Espírito Santo, then up to two years mellowing into something soft, layered, and tropical.

Tasting notes (retailer and press consensus): nose of cane sugar, banana, and a whisper of spiced wood; a creamy, velvety palate of toasted coconut, fresh honeycomb, and caramel with a lightly nutty, floral edge; a long, smooth finish of lingering spice, subtle sweetness, and dry woody complexity.

Why buy: A rare-wood-aged cachaça with real heritage in the cask — pour it neat or on the rocks to savor the wood's warmth, or shake it into a cachaça-forward cocktail for a tropical twist. Explore more Avua and browse more rum at Del Mesa Liquor.

FAQ — people also ask:

Q: What is the ABV of Avua Tapinhoa?
A: 40% ABV (80 proof) in a 750mL bottle — aged up to two years in Tapinhoã wood.

Q: What is Tapinhoã wood?
A: An extremely rare South American hardwood; Avuá's Tapinhoã is aged in a single cask originally used by the distiller's father decades ago.

Q: How should I drink Avua Tapinhoa?
A: Neat to appreciate its complexity, on the rocks for something easier, or as the centerpiece of a refined Caipirinha. Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.