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One of the good things that came out of the phylloxera disaster was that France started distilling whisky. Today it’s distilled in Brittany in five distilleries, the  Distillerie des Menhirs, Guillon, Glann ar Mor, Kaerilis …

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And then there was bourbon! Nobody really knows when bourbon was first made and who made it – it could have been Jacob Spears who was the first person to label his tipple ‘Bourbon whiskey’, …

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Brazil, the country we all know for it’s carnivals, beaches and street parades, is not just a  year long party! Like all other countries, it has it’s grey skies, depressing urban areas and huge environmental …

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Cachaça is well known to yuppies and lushes all over the world – especially those with weakness for caipirinha. It’s a pretty strong alcoholic liquor made from fermented sugarcane and is the most popoular distilled …

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One of the most well loved Brazilian snacks is the Coxinha that’s made from shredded chicken,  spices and, sometimes, a little Catupiry-style cheese enclosed in a batter of potato or manioc flour and deep fried. …

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Açaí (Euterpe Oleracea) is one of nature’s most exciting new foods and has only been available on our markets since the 1990’s – not to say that it didn’t existed before because it has been …