Doug Holi

Подтверждение того, что кашаса - национальный бразильский напиток и только идентична рому есть на сайте "министерства рома" http://www.ministryofrum.com/article_whence_came_thy_rum.php.
Then there are the cane spirits that aren't exactly rum. Of these, the "800-lb gorilla" is the national spirit of Brazil, cachaca (kuh-SHAH-suh). On paper, cachaca is similar to rhum agricole in that it is distilled from fermented sugar cane juice. However, most cachaca turns out utterly different due to myriad details, not the least being that most cachaca is distilled to a relatively low proof. There are an overwhelming number of cachaca producers - thousands - although most are regional products.