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December 31, 2009

2009: A Year In Review

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As Leticia and I are getting the fondue ready (and while the baby is down for a nap) I thought I'd take a look at the year that was.

Since everyone seems to be fascinated with lists this time of year, here's what you made Cachaçagora in 2009:
Top Brands By Search Referral
  1. Cachaça 51
  2. Ypioca
  3. Sagatiba
  4. Velho Barreiro
  5. Cabana
  6. Cachaça 61
  7. Leblon
  8. Agua Luca
  9. Aroma Brasil
  10. Cuca Fresca
Top Posts
  1. Tony Abou-Ganim interview
  2. January 2009 blind tasting
  3. Carnival 2009 roundup
  4. Seagrams clarifies their "Brazilian Rum" offering
  5. "Caipiroli" molecular mixology recipe
  6. Leblon review
  7. Sagatiba review
  8. Watermelon jalapeno caipirinha
  9. How to pronounce "cachaça"
  10. Lemongrass caipirinha

Top Cocktail Recipes

  1. Watermelon jalapeno caipirinha
  2. Lemongrass caipirinha
  3. Strawberry and black pepper caipirinha
  4. Liquid nitrogen caipirinha
  5. Cachaça and ginger beer punch
  6. Pepper and basil caipirinha
  7. Veev / cachaca cocktail
  8. Pranna winter spice punch
  9. L-stop caipirinha
  10. Kiwi caipirinha

(Note that, while some of these posts were authored in 2008, I only counted pageviews since January 1, 2009.)

Of course, this was a year of video features on this site: Cabana's event at Zocalo in Chicago, Leblon's "Legalize Cachaça" rally, Cuca Fresca's "Shake Your Way To Brazil" contest finale and, my obvious favorite, the six-stop distillery tour.

All and all, though, it was all of you who made this labor of love such a richly rewarding experience. For this, I thank you and encourage you all to raise a caipirinha for a happy and prosperous 2009!

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  • Hi. My name is Phil Gomes. By day, I work at a public relations firm as its senior vice president of digital integration. I'm a proud SF East Bay native who currently lives in Chicago.

    I was introduced to cachaça by my wife, a Carioca. Her mom, in turn, is the president of the Confraria de Cachaça do Copo Furado, a group that meets monthly to talk about Brazil's indigenous spirit. I participated in one of their meetings when I vacationed in Rio in July 2008.

    This started me thinking about the basic question of whether cachaça in the U.S. is today where, say, tequila was some decades ago.

    So I decided to start this blog as a means to record and share the cachaça-related items I've been seeing day-to-day. I hope to be sharing recipes, impressions, and random thoughts as the U.S. continues to catch on to the potential for this particular spirit.

    Oh... The name? "Cachaçagora" is a portmanteau of "Cachaça" and "agora", which is the Portuguese word for "now". In Greek, "agora" also means public square. I hope to meet the expectations of both.

    Saúde!

    cachacagora~~ at~~ gmail~~ dot~~ com

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