Sustainable operations honor the close link between agriculture and distillation
BY LESLEY JACOBS SOLMONSON | APR 18 2017
NOVO FOGO’s zero-waste distillery is nestled into the slope of a hill in Brazil’s UNESCO-designated Atlantic Forest. There, liquids flow with gravity—no plumbing required—and the sugarcane used in all spirits, including the standout Silver Cachaca, is organically grown. Leftover pulp is used as fuel for the fire in the still and as compost for the fields. The cachacas are aged in legally harvested Brazilian hardwood or Kentucky oak, thus completing the circle of mindfulness from field to still to barrel. $35 for 750 ml, novofogo.com
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