Producer
Ypioca
Ypioca is a historic Brazilian cachaça producer rooted in the state of Ceará. Founded as a family business in the 19th century, it offers a range of white and aged cachaças, some presented in the traditional "empalhada" straw-wrapped bottle. Since 2012 the brand is part of Diageo's international portfolio.
- Maranguape · Ceará · Brazil
- Since 1846
- 4 products
The story
Production associated with the Ypióca name began in the second half of the 19th century, when Dario Telles de Menezes started producing aguardente/cachaça on the estate known as Ypióca, near Maranguape (Ceará). Over time the brand developed into a group that diversified activities (production, bottling, company museum). In 2012 Ypióca was acquired by Diageo, marking the transition from a family business to a brand within a multinational group.
Production philosophy
A combination of historical tradition and industrial-scale production: to highlight the local raw material (sugarcane) and wood aging techniques to offer both white cachaça and reserva/finished expressions.
Territory
Maranguape and the production regions of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
Production method
Production based on fermentation and distillation of sugarcane juice; some expressions then undergo aging in wooden casks and blending to stabilize the organoleptic profile. Product sheets mention the use of stills (copper stills cited in commercial descriptions).
Distillation
Distillation of sugarcane juice; commercial descriptions mention copper stills.
Ageing
Aging in wooden casks for 'Reserva' and aged expressions; some editions are indicated as finished in Brazilian woods or in oak casks.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- City
- Maranguape
- Categories
- cachaça
- premium cachaça
- aged cachaça
- white cachaça
- Raw materials
- sugarcane
- sugarcane juice
- Casks and ageing vessels
- castanheira (Brazilian wood)
- carvalho / rovere (oak)
- Representative products
- Ypioca Bianca Empalhada Reserva Castanheira - 100cl
- Ypioca Bianca Empalhada Reserva Castanheira - 70cl
- Ypioca Cinco Chaves - 70cl
- Ypioca Ouro Scura - 100cl
- Ypioca Prata Bianca - 100cl
- Ypioca Scura Empalhada Reserva Carvalho - 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Historic cachaça brand with documented origins in the mid-19th century
- Museu da Cachaça at the historic headquarters in Maranguape
- Formats and 'empalhada' versions (straw-wrapped bottles) typical of the brand
- Acquisition of the brand by Diageo completed in 2012