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Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Cabo Verde

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Cabo Verde at a glance

Population
527,326 (2025)
GDP
US$3.1 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$5,796.5 (2025)
Capital
Praia
Currency
Cape Verdean escudo (CVE)
Languages
Portuguese (official), Cape Verdean Creole (national language)
Climate
Semi-arid and milder than the African mainland because of sea moderation. Rain is scarce and irregular, mostly August to October; average temperatures run from about 22 C in February to 27 C in September.
Alcohol per adult
4.2 litres of pure alcohol a year (2022, WHO)
Spirits imports
US$2.2 million (2024); mainly from Portugal, Spain, Senegal
Spirits exports
US$1.2 million (2023); mainly to United States, Netherlands, Spain
Import duty on spirits
Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky 50.0%; vodka 50.0%; rum 50.0%; gin 50.0%
The market
Grogue, a sugarcane spirit, is a popular local drink and the base of ponche. A small number of wineries make Portuguese-style wine, mainly for the domestic market. Tourism (Sal, Boa Vista) drives on-trade demand. No sourced market-size or brand data found.
Making spirits
Grogue is made from sugarcane juice; licensing and volumes not found.

Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.

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About Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde is an archipelago nation located in the central Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. Portuguese is the official language, alongside widely spoken Cape Verdean Creole. The country's economy is primarily driven by tourism and service-oriented commerce.

The spirits market

Alcohol is legal for adults aged 18 and older, with retail sales permitted through licensed private shops, supermarkets, and hospitality venues, though advertising is banned. Imports are handled by licensed commercial entities and subject to a 40% duty, Special Consumption Tax (ICE), and 15% VAT. Local distillers primarily produce grogue, aguardente, and liqueurs. Cabo Verde's tourism and hospitality industry provides demand for exporters of Scotch whisky, premium vodka, gin, and brandies.

Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Cabo Verde

Spirits importers and distributors in Cabo Verde

Duty-free and travel-retail shops in Cabo Verde

Who makes liquor in Cabo Verde? This list covers 46 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Ecofarm Cabo Verde, Destilaria Manuel Mendonça, Música e Grogue (M&G / Caza do Grogue), Destilaria Beth d'Kinha (Trapiche Beth d'Kinha) and more: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Cabo Verde and the licences needed to make it there.

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