Avuá is the cachaça brand that takes Brazil's national spirit seriously — and one of the most important ambassadors for artisanal cachaça in the United States. Launched in 2013 after founders Nate Whitehouse and Pete Nevenglosky tasted over 400 cachaças across Brazil before settling on a single family distillery in Carmo, four hours northeast of Rio de Janeiro — a property that has been perfecting its craft since 1923. Avuá is a single-estate cachaça — all the cane is grown on the farm property, hand-milled using a waterwheel, exposed to wild yeast fermentation for less than 24 hours, and immediately pot-distilled just once, capturing the raw, vivid character of fresh Brazilian sugarcane in every bottle. Expressions are aged in rare native Brazilian woods including Amburana, Bálsamo, and Jequitibá Rosa — hardwoods found only in Brazil that impart flavor profiles unlike any other aged spirit in the world, while the unaged Prata showcases the spirit at its most vibrant and pure. Far more than just a Caipirinha base — this is cachaça for serious spirits drinkers. Browse our full Avuá collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.