A NEW LINE OF CACHACAS HITS MIAMI

Araci Ferreira Slasinki, a fifth-generation cachaça maker, has collaborated with Agudente Caribena Ltd., to create Cuca Fresca, a new premium line of Brazilian cachaças made specifically for the international market. This 40% alcohol-by-volume spirit, named after the Portuguese translation for “cool head,” had its debut in Miami this month and is set to begin rolling out in the Northeast.

Cuca Fresca is available for $19.95 per 750-ml.bottle. Prestige Chateaux & Domains distributes the spirit in the on- and off-premise throughout the Miami-metro area, and ACE Distributors recently signed on as its Northeastern distributor. Next month, Cuca Fresca Pura Gold will also launch in the U.S.