{"title":"Germana","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eGermana is what cachaça looked like before anyone thought to put it in a fancy bottle. The Caetano family has made it on their Fazenda Vista Alegre in Minas Gerais since 1912 — the interior state where cachaça is treated as a noble craft rather than a cheap mixer — and the original packaging was a practical fix: in the early 20th century Vicente Caetano wrapped his bottles in dried banana leaves before loading them onto mules alongside the smoked meat, corn, and cheese he sold to local miners, because glass bottles hauled over rugged mountain roads didn't survive a slip. The distillery still hand-ties every Palha bottle in banana leaf without glue or adhesives. The rest of the process is just as unhurried: sugarcane grown on 300 hectares without chemical additives, hand-cut with machetes, fermentation started the 500-year-old way with yellow corn meal and wild native yeasts over two to three weeks, then distillation in copper pot stills over open flame. What sets the range apart is wood — Brazilian wood. Soul is the unaged expression, crystalline, grassy, and bright, built to show what fermented cane tastes like straight off a flame-fired still. Palha, the original, spends a year in French oak for silkiness and a year in Brazilian bálsamo for peppery, herbaceous depth. Caetano's ages two years in umburana, the Brazilian cherry that lends cinnamon and vanilla; Brazil goes five years in French oak; Heritage runs eight years in oak plus two in bálsamo. Handmade, farm-to-bottle, and the reason serious caipirinhas taste the way they do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrowse our full Germana collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"germana-palha-cachaca","title":"Germana Palha Cachaca","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1L - 80 Proof - 40% ALC\/VOL \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver a century ago, Germana distillery produced\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eits first form of cachaça: Cachaça da Palha. This\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexpression started it all for the Caetano family,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand a tradition of excellence has followed. Each\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebottle is hand wrapped in Da Palha, meaning a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edried banana leaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the early 20th century, the roads consisted\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof rugged terrain, and packages were hauled by\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emules. If one were to slip, all bottles were lost.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDried banana leaves provided an all-natural\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epackaging that could bare the elements. The\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edetails truly matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDa Palha spends its first year after distillation in\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrench Oak barrels. French oak softens the spirits\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand gives the distillate a silkier mouthfeel;\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea feeling of elegance. After the first year, the\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eslightly aged, now golden spirit, spends its\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elast year in Brazilian Balsamo. Balsamo graces\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe young cachaça with a peppery, herbaceous\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003earoma along with a slight bitterness to add more\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edepth in flavor. Remarkable balance is struck by\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe variance of wood in its aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEnjoy this spirit neat to understand its\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecomplexity. After, displaying its qualities in built\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edrinks is an experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39847125221532,"sku":"C0003966L","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/GermanaPalha.jpg?v=1620341763"},{"product_id":"germana-soul-cachaca","title":"Germana Soul Cachaca","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStaying true to the traditions around cachaça,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGermana created the Soul expression to\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexemplify the centuries long tradition\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esurrounding its creation. The culture of\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecachaça in the Minas Gerais state is viewed\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eas a noble venture, something to behold in its\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epurity. Since 1912, Germana has created each\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexpression by hand from beginning to end on\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etheir family-owned Farm Vista Alegre. Today\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe process remains the same from the harvest\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof the sugarcane to the wrapping of bottles in\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe leaves of Pahla (dried banana leaf) which is\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereflected in a few Germana expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe crystalline color is a symbolic message to\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe drinker that the soul of Brazilian cachaça\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis not one to take lightly. Light, bright and\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egrassy flavors give Soul its character and\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eprovides even the most basic bartender a tool\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eto make rudimentary cocktails complex. There\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis much to appreciate about this all-natural\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecachaça. Due to the hard work of its blenders\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eand distillers, the Soul expression received a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDouble Gold Medallion at the San Francisco\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorld Spirits Challenge in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Soul expression from Germana is perfect\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor the consumer who is interested in tasting a\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eclassic style of cachaça. The taste of fermented\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esugarcane shines due the open flame of the\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epot still. A taste of tradition with attention to\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edetail is the idea behind this expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39847130235036,"sku":"C0003967L","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/GermanaSoul.jpg?v=1620342069"},{"product_id":"germana-caetanos-cachaca","title":"Germana Caetano's Cachaca","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOver a century ago, just outside of the city Belo\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHorizante, a man named Sergio Caetano started\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistilling a distinct form of Cachaça that would\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebecome a canvas to display the unique flavors\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Southwestern Brazil. The name Germana\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003estands for one of a kind, pure, special, and the\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaetano espression from Germana lives up to\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esaid qualities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCachaça Germana is produced in the region\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eof Nova União-MG which is situated in the\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecentre of the state of Minas Gerais. It is one of\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ethe most traditional of the artisanal pot still\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCachaças from Minas Gerais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe sugarcane is harvested from the family\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eowned Farm Vista Alegre. After fermenting the\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esugarcane juice for up to 24 hours, Umbarana\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Brazilian cherry wood) cradles the distillate\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efor two years. This expression ages the spirit as\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003egracefully as Sergio Caetano himself.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe aging process gives the spirit a golden\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehue and an elegant array of tropical fruit\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enotes accompanied by the classic grassy and\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eherbaceous qualities in which makes cachaça\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edistinct. Caetano is perfect for the cachaça\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003econnoisseur who is searching for a smooth,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edelicate sweetness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40135292190876,"sku":"C0004316L","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/products\/GermanaCaetano_s.jpg?v=1623513994"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/germana.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}