Best Colombian Alcoholic Mixed Drink Types
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Bittersweet and refreshing, Refajo is a Colombian cocktail made with a combination of Colombiana soda, pale lager, and sometimes aguardiente as well. All ingredients are typically mixed together in a chilled pitcher without stirring. The cocktail is served over ice and it is often garnished with lime and orange wedges.
Refajo is traditionally served as an accompaniment at asado barbecues throughout Colombia, where everyone has a glass of this refreshing drink in their hands while preparing copious amounts of steak, grilled corn, and potatoes.
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Canelazo is a spiced beverage that is enjoyed in various parts of Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Argentina. Although there are different versions of the drink, it is usually made with a combination of cinnamon water (hot water infused with cinnamon sticks) and sugar or unrefined cane sugar (panela).
The combination is then usually improved with a splash of South American aguardiente—a clear and potent spirit usually made from sugar cane. Common additions include fruit juices, other spices, while aguardiente is occasionally swapped with rum or the alcohol can be completely omitted.
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Colombia is a patriotic cocktail made with a combination of vodka, grenadine syrup, lemon juice, orange juice, and blue curaçao. In order to prepare it, vodka and fruit juices should first be mixed, then strained into a cocktail glass.
Grenadine and curaçao are then slowly poured on opposite sides of the glass so that they sink to the bottom. When done properly, the cocktail should have a striking visual appearance of horizontal layers of yellow, blue, and red, matching the colors of the Colombian flag.
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