2024

ENGENHOS DA CALHETA

Liquor store
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This sugar cane press has existed since 1901. It works with the force of water and steam to produce a brandy, the result of the distillation of cane juice, through an alembic still. To see it in action, you will have to come at Easter time, as the activity is seasonal. For 6 weeks between April and May, about 50 seasonal workers heat the machines 24 hours a day. After a tasting stop, the basket can be filled with various products made from the venerated sugar cane.

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