Portfolio Information Flashcards
(21 cards)
What kind of crop is sugarcane
High-yield
Why is sugarcane a high yield crop
It produces more fermentable sugar per acre
Why does fermentable sugar per acre matter?
The more sugar per acre, the less land required
Environmentally, why is hand-harvested sugar cane important?
Lowers the carbon footprint used in industrial scale farming
Growing sugar cane requires less what?
Irrigation and chemical inputs
Sugarcane byproducts are highly what?
Repurposable
How are sugarcane byproducts repurposed?
Molasses for rum
Why does cane have a lower carbon footprint
Cane juice ferments naturally and quickly, requiring less energy to convert sugars to alcohol.
Compare cane vodka to grain vodka
Has a subtle roundness on the palate, compared to sharper, more neutral grain-based vodkas.
Compare and contrast the ethanol “bite” of a cane and grain vodka
Cane ferments naturally, the resulting vodka has a softer finish and less alcohol burn than grain based vodkas.
Why can’t grains ferment on their own?
They are composed primarily of starch, which yeast cannot directly convert into alcohol.
Why can sugars ferment on their own?
They already contain simple sugars and yeast can immediately start fermenting.
Cachaça is typically distilled in a _____ (technique)
Single pass
Name of our distillery in Brazil
Fazenda Soledade
Where is Fazenda Soledade located
The state of Rio de Janiero
Why is Cachaça distilled in a single pass?
To retain more congeners, or flavor compounds
What do congeners/flavor compounds do?
They make Cachaça Cachaça
Why isn’t our vodka technically a cachaça?
They come from the same base, but since vodka must have a neutral profile, it gets repeatedly distilled until all congeners and flavor compounds are removed.
Molasses is the byproduct of…
Sugar production
