A Muddled Thoughts- Holiday Gift Guide: Sagitaba Velha Aged Cachacha
Sagatiba known around the world for their elegant unaged cachacha, Pura released an aged offering known as Sagitaba Velha in November 2008.
Aged two years, in American oak barrels this is not your usual cachaca.
Taking their Pura Cachaca and adding two years of aging shows itself right away.
With a nose filled with hints of orange and vanilla, the spirit really grabs your attention and has you wondering what’s different about this cachaca.
Once this spirit begins to hit your taste buds yours presented with a liquid rich with flavors of allspice, and caramel. Moving past these flavors your then hit with the presence of cloves, a tease of cocoa, figs, and just an inkling of barley wine
This taste ends pleasantly with a finish that shows characters of tobacco and cinnamon.
As one of the few-aged cachaca currently available on the market, Sagatiba Velha is an incredible unique product that would make any spirits lover jump up and take notice.
Final Score: 9/10
A few new recipes utilizing the Sagatiba Velha.
Teddy’s Toddy
2oz Sagatiba Velha
½ oz Allspice Dram
1 oz Cinnamon Syrup
Add 6oz of Hot Chai Tea
(I used Traditional Medicinal’s Organic Chai Tea)
Garnish with Burnt Orange Zest
Serve in Snifter
Teddy's Toddy. A combination of Sagatiba Velha, Allspice Dram, Cinnamon Syrup, and Chai Tea.
Fizzy and Lost on Lafayette
1 ¾ Sagatiba Velha
Barspoon Green Chartreuse
1oz Vanilla Syrup
Muddled Strawberries
Shake with Ice
Top with Zipang Sparkling Sake or Champagne
Garnish with Half Fresh Strawberry
Fizzy and Lost on Lafayette. A combination of Sagatiba Velha, Green Chartreuse, Vanilla Syrup, Muddled Strawberries. Topped with Champagne.
Hi,
Unless you know differently, I don’t believe that Velha is a more-aged Pura. If I understand correctly, they are two different processes.
http://www.cachacagora.com/2009/11/sagatibas-john-gakuru-at-alcademics.html
Phil, I spoke to to Teddy Namauleg, the Brand Ambassador for Sagatiba who advised that they essentially start as the same spirit.
From Teddy-
The first couple of stages are the same for Pura and Velha …
Sugar Cane is Cut (unburned, by hand)
Sugar Cane is pressed up to 24 hours after it has been cut and goes through natural fermentation …
Pura … Distilled once, water is added and then it goes through our unique multidistillation process.
Velha … Distilled in copper pot stills, small batches, very slowly. Accurate cut of the heads and tails. Only the heart of the distillation is kept for aging. It is then aged in Oak Barrels (American and French) for at least 2 years. No caramel, sugar or other is added after distillation and aging. An internal blending is performed to match the flavor and aroma profile of the previous batch. It is then filtered and bottled.