ABV	Alcohol By Volume
BaP	Benzo[a]pyrene
BaPeq	Benzo[a]pyrene equivalent
°Bx	Brix or percentage of soluble solids
COD	Chemical Oxygen Demands
CRT	Tequila Regulatory Council
DI-CF-SPME	Direct Immersion Cooled Fibre Solid-Phase Microextraction
DMS	Dimethyl Sulfide
EC	Ethyl Carbamate
ESI–MS	Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
GC-BID	Gas Chromatography with Barrier Ionization Discharge
GC-FID	Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector
GC-MS	Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
GC×GC	Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography
GAE	Gallic Acid Equivalent
GI	Geographical Indication
GMP	Good Manufacturing Practices
GYMP	Growth medium containing Glucose, Yeast extract, Malt extract, and Peptone
HACCP	Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
HCA	Hierarchical Cluster Analysis
HMF	Hydroxymethylfurfural
HPLC/UV	High-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Ultraviolet
IBRAC	Brazilian Institute of Cachaça
ITS	Internal Transcribed Spacer
MAPA	Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply
MI	Maturity Index
MOE	Margin of Exposure
PBDAC	Brazilian Program for the Development of Cane Spirit, Caninha or Cachaça
PAHs	Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
PCA	Principal Component Analysis
PCR	Polymerase Chain Reaction
PET	Polyethylene Terephthalate
QDA	Quantitative Descriptive Analysis
QuEChERS	Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe
RAPD-PCR	Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA—Polymerase Chain Reaction
SPME	Solid-Phase Microextraction
TFL	Trifluoroleucine
TOFMS	Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
TR-WAX	Type of chromatography column
UV-Vis	Ultraviolet-Visible
VOCs	Volatile Organic Compounds