A sediment or scum that forms during the production of sugar or the fermentation of sugarcane juice; also an alternate spelling of cachaça.
From Portuguese 'cachaza,' related to 'cachaça.' The term originally referred to the byproduct skimmed from sugar production, and later applied to the spirit itself, which was originally made from these fermentation byproducts.
Cachaza is literally the accidental creation of genius—it started as waste that sugar makers skimmed off, someone decided to ferment and drink it, and now it's one of the world's most beloved spirits.
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