“Depois foi que veio essa modernização”: as transformações nos engenhos de cachaça artesanal em Alcântaras-CE (1960- 2000)

Abstract

Partly, this modernity that gave new life to the mills was the same that caused its decay, with the production of industrialized cachaça linked to major trademarks, in addition to the characteristic periods of drought in the region. With these factors, the Serrana cachaça, made by hand, was no longer produced and sold in large quantities in the domestic trade, because its entire production process, due to rustic techniques, led to the increase of the drink.

En parte, esta modernidad que dio nueva vida a los molinos fue la misma que causó su decadencia, con la producción de cachaça industrializada vinculada a las principales marcas, además de los períodos característicos de sequía en la región. Con estos factores, la Serrana cachaça, hecha a mano, ya no se produce y vende en grandes cantidades en el comercio interno, porque todo su proceso de producción, debido a técnicas rústicas, condujo al aumento de la bebida.