Cachaca (pronounced kah-SHAH-sah in Brazil) is a Brazilian "rum-like" spirit that is made from pure raw sugar cane. The process involves sugar cane juice pressed from the raw sugarcane stalks. The juice is then fermented and distilled into rum-like spirit. Because the cachaca is made with raw sugarcane juice that hasn't been processed into molasses (like rum), it's got more of an herb/plant like taste that's not sweet.