Comments for Brazilian Spirit: In Search of a Purer, Nobler Cachaça at http://www.brazzilmag.com , comment 0 to 12 out of 12 comments http://www.brazzilmag.com Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:46:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10972 As mentioned at the bottom of the piece, this is a reprint of a NY Press article which appeared earlier this year; the difference is that this is the unedited piece... - Ernest Barteldes Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:26:06 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10893 By the way Armazém Vieira is excellent and was introduced to it about 8 years ago by a friend in Rio. It sells in NY for about 4X-5X what you pay for in Rio. I can;t speak for the other cachacas being imported. And yes I would agree that this article is more like an advertisement, but it first appeared in the NY press. - pample Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:18:41 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10755 We'll be waitin'. See ya. Oh, BTW, take a look at the fortaleza posts. A lot going on - still! - Brazilian Dude Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:27:13 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10752 I know about the song, and I told that to Olie... he only heard the tune after he'd given the brand its name; and oh, this is definitely not a press release; I have a long cachaca article in the works (the angle being the imports to the US) which will probably please those who look for more thorough pieces; this is more an eats and drinks article, without any serious approach. You had to see the NY Press edit, it was way shorter - Ernest Barteldes Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:46:38 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10746 Your wife probably told you this, but "Beleza Pura" is also the name (and chorous) of a hit song by Gilberto Gil in the 70's, and became a slang expression at the time, very popular with "cabeça" people. As for cachaça, well, nice article, i see you were in ernest about it (sorry, had to get that out of my system... ;D): however, I'm a single malt man meself, laddie. Oh, and congrats for the fortaleza article. - Brazilian Dude Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:39:59 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10744 I was had an acquaintance who was the owner of an old and reputable cachaça factory in the Amazon. I flew a mutual friend over to see him one day and we had our noon meal with the cachaça producer and his family in their historic house. I noticed he was drinking wine. I asked him about his drinking preferences and he informed me that neither he nor his family drank their main product, cachaça. Of course they bottled other products, but he didn´t drink his or any one else´s cachaça. - Ric Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:41:26 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10737 Joao, Enlighten me,please. Maybe my comment sounded a bit critical. As I said, I am new to the site so I did not realize that what are clearly commercial marketing initiatives were posted in the section that normally contain news items. The fabrication, exportation, and marketing of quality Brazilian cachaca is a topic that would be of interest to me actually, although Ernesto claims I "do not get it." This article however is simply a press release and does not discuss any of these topics in a meaningful or credible way. There are actually a number of high-end cachacas being distributed in the U.S.and Europe. This brand does not appear to be one of them however. - Michael William Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:38:37 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10734 Not propaganda or press release; just an article about a guy who is doing a good job in promoting a high quality spirit.... Some people just don't get it... - Ernest Barteldes Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:40:06 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10731 [quote]ETHANOL !! [/quote] In Ethanol,we trust ;D - João da Silva Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:42:19 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10730 How much were you paid to write this press release? It is thinly veiled propaganda. As a new member of this site, I didn't realize the news section promoted commercial press releases. The picture used for "Beleza Pura" looks like a pre-blended Caipirinha which by its very nature would be absolute garbage. Do you think that Ernesto sold his soul to write the press release? Enlighten me,please. - João da Silva Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:41:00 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10728 ETHANOL !! And Lula is addicted to it in more than one way. - ch.c. Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:29:50 +0100 http://www.brazzilmag.com/content/view/8571/54/#pc_10724 How much were you paid to write this press release? It is thinly veiled propaganda. As a new member of this site, I didn't realize the news section promoted commercial press releases. The picture used for "Beleza Pura" looks like a pre-blended Caipirinha which by its very nature would be absolute garbage. - Michael William Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:52:03 +0100