Roadside Stall · Native Berry Liqueur
Licor de Jabuticaba
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Jabuticaba fruit doesn't grow on branches like a normal berry — it sprouts directly out of the tree's trunk, a sight so unusual that first-time visitors often assume the tree is diseased.
A dark, sweet-tart liqueur steeped from jabuticaba berries and sugarcane spirit, sold in unlabeled bottles at roadside stands and small-town markets around Minas Gerais, especially near Sabará. Vendors often let passersby taste a shot before buying.
Why it's made this way: Jabuticaba trees grow abundantly across Minas Gerais' backyards and roadsides, and home distillers turned the short-lived fresh fruit into a shelf-stable liqueur unique to the region.
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