A Cachaça

Produced from newly harvested sugarcane cuts, Pitú represents Brazil’s traditional Cachaça. Besides a strict quality control, the product goes through a resting process in marrying tanks, which gives the product aroma and flavor.

Sugar Cane

Pernambuco occupies a distinctive place in the sugarcane culture and in production of Cachaça. Sugar cane was first planted in Fernando de Noronha Island, in 1504, and Cachaça was first drank on the coast of Pernambuco state between 1516 and 1526. Thus, Cachaça was the first spirit made in America.

Production

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1. PLANTING
Sugar cane is planted on “massapê” soil, which is typical of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. The soil enhances the quality of the sugar cane and guarantees the unique characteristics of Pitú Cachaça.
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2. HARVEST
Due to the rugged topography and landscape in the plantations, the sugar cane must be harvested by hand and freshly cut. It takes the sugar cane about one year to mature. Each planted sugar cane lasts five harvests the most (five years). The sugar cane loses the brix (sugar) content over time and must be replaced by new ones.
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3. MILLING
Sugar cane milling is made by crushing the sugar cane through four three-roller-milling tandems, which extract the juice. Each ton of sugar cane yields 130 liters of Cachaça.
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4. FERMENTATION
Then sugar cane juice is fermented with selected yeasts.
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5. SIMPLE DISTILLATION
The process used to make Pitú Cachaça is single distillation, which contributes to the aromas of Pitú Cachaça.
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6. STANDARDIZATION
Pitú blend is made under the guidance of our master distiller, which assures that you will find the same Pitú Cachaça, with its unique aroma and flavor in every bottle.
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7. MARRYING TANKS OF VOLATILE
After standardization, the product rests in balsam wooden marrying tanks. This finishing touch guarantees the smoothness that every bottle of Pitú delivers.
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8. BOTTLING
Pitú Cachaça is available in several types and sizes of bottles and aluminum cans. Three hundred fifty thousand liters of Pitú Cachaça are bottled or canned daily.

The master distiller

The great master distiller of Engarrafamento Pitú was one of its founders – Mr. Joel Cândido Carneiro. During his entire life, he was in charge of the production and sensorial quality control of Pitú Cachaça.

Following his steps, his granddaughter, Maria das Vitórias Carneiro Cavalcanti, has been working to guarantee Pitú Cachaça quality standards.

Environmental Liability

All activities of the company are in accordance with the environmental laws and rules. Pitú has an environmental friendly production process. In the Affluent Treatment Station, 100% of the water used to wash the bottles is treated. In the Effluent Treatment Station, 80% of the wastewater used for cleaning bottles is treated and returned to the river with a better quality. 98% of labels from returned and washed bottles are used to make compost.

Quality Control

Pitú Cachaça quality is guaranteed through strict control from the field to the consumer: In the Sensorial Analysis Laboratory, the quality of the aroma is assessed; in the Central Laboratory, the physical-chemical analysis is performed; in the Production Laboratory, the quality of all raw materials used during the bottling is checked.