Avua Falernum Liqueur

Avuá Falernum is the most inventive and cocktail-forward expression in the entire Avuá lineup — a Brazilian reimagining of one of the tiki world's most essential ingredients that puts South American terroir at the center of what has always been a Caribbean tradition. Created by Chad Austin, a renowned Los Angeles tiki bartender who spent months researching and experimenting to capture the essence of Brazil in a bottle, Avuá Falernum takes the classic Caribbean falernum concept — traditionally made with rum, lime, ginger, cloves, and almond — and rebuilds it entirely from Brazilian ingredients. The base is a blend of Avuá Still Strength and Amburana-aged cachaças rather than white rum, providing a woody complexity that no rum-based falernum can replicate. Brazil nuts and Chilean almonds replace traditional almond extract, star anise adds botanical depth, and rapadura sugar — Brazil's unrefined raw cane sugar with its distinctive molasses undertone — provides a deeper, more complex sweetness than standard refined sugar. The nose is aromatic and inviting with star anise front and center, fresh citrus zest, and the nutty richness of Brazil nuts and almonds with hints of woody Amburana sweetness peeking through. The palate is smooth and lively — rapadura sugar adding molasses-like sweetness balanced by layered spice and a grassy cachaça undertone — finishing medium-long, warming, and slightly oily with lingering spice and vegetal notes. The falernum that rewrites the recipe. Buy Avuá Falernum Liqueur online with fast shipping right to your door.