CACHAÇA SANTOS DUMONT EDIÇÃO LEGIÃO DE HONRA EXTRA PREMIUM SINGLE BARREL AMERICAN OAK

There are two distinct entities marketing distilled spirits under the same moniker, Santos Dumont, leading to potential confusion as they share the identical name. The first entity, originating from Scotland, focuses on rum production. The second, situated in Brazil, specializes in cachaça. Unfortunately, comprehensive details regarding this cachaça are scarce online. The brand's proprietors have a business in Teodoro Sampaio, São Paulo, but they sourced their cachaça production to a still in Dracena, São Paulo. This facility also produces other cachaça brands, including Vitória, Catarina, and Middas (a cachaça featuring gold flakes). The name Santos Dumont honors the Brazilian credited with inventing the first real airplane globally, preceding the Wright brothers. The 14 BIS, a Santos Dumont creation, powered by an engine, achieved independent takeoff in Paris in 1906, setting a world record, unlike the Wright brothers' 1903 flight which relied on a catapult for a brief glide. This particular Santos Dumont cachaça, dubbed Cavaleiro da Legiona de Honra, also commemorates Henri Gifard, the airship pioneer. It matures for precisely 44 months and 7 days in American oak casks, which temper the acidity, resulting in a smooth, intricate distillate with a pleasing sweetness. Categorized as Extra-Premium (cachaças aged in wood for at least three years), it contains 42% alcohol that remains seamlessly integrated. This is a special edition cachaça with only 230 individually numbered bottles available. Be aware of the rum also bearing the Santos Dumont name, as these are entirely separate products.