COUNTRY: Brazil
REGION: Minas Gerais
Tiê is a cachaça deeply rooted in the highlands of the Serra da Mantiqueira. For over 30 years, master distiller Otacílio has lovingly cared for every drop that flows from the stills at Fazenda Guapiara, in Aiuruoca, Minas Gerais. When the couple from São Paulo, Cris Amin and Arnaldo Ramoska, acquired the land and the distillery about a decade ago, they built a modern structure that offers the ideal conditions for the distiller and his son Tobias to develop their cachaça-making art.
They also brought a sophisticated environmental vision. Cris and Arnaldo, in fact, turned their property into a nature sanctuary: they created two Private Natural Heritage Reserves (RPPNs), ensuring the presence of the rich biodiversity of the Mantiqueira mountain range and the continuous formation of the springs that feed the Aiuruoca River.
On the one hand, Tiê cultivates a close relationship with its territory – its microflora, its landscape, and its climate. On the other hand, its producers constantly support innovative ideas – in mixology, gastronomy, and culture – and show that Tiê is as flexible as the colorful flight of the bird that gives it its name.
Distilled in copper stills heated over direct fire, Tiê Prata is then rested for at least six months in stainless steel vats, in addition to undergoing two filtrations that eliminate any impurities. From planting the sugarcane to bottling, all stages of Tiê's production are carried out at Fazenda Guapiara.
PRODUCTS
Balsamo
Base: Sugarcane
Method: aged in 700-liter vats for 24 months
Tasting notes: warm spices, hints of chestnut or vanilla, dried fruits
ABV: 40%
Canelinha
Base: Sugarcane
Method: 220-liter European oak barrels for 24 months, infused with sassafras cinnamon
Tasting notes: produced by combining Tiê Ouro cachaça with cinnamon sticks
ABV: 42%
Silver
Base: Sugarcane
Method: rests for 6 months in stainless steel vats
Tasting notes: grassy, herbal & citrusy
ABV: 42%
Jequitiba
Base: Sugarcane
Method: aged in 700-liter jequitibá wood vats from the Mantiqueira mountains for 24 months
Tasting notes: banana, ripe and dried fruits, subtle vanilla, nuts
ABV: 40%
Gold
Base: Sugarcane
Method: aged in 220-liter European oak barrels for 24 months
Tasting notes: caramel, mild vanilla
ABV: 42%
