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Best Pueblan Beverage Types
Latin American version of eggnog goes under the name rompope. The drink is based on a combination of rum or brandy, milk, sugar, and egg yolks, while the additions may include nuts and typically vanilla flavoring, nutmeg, or cinnamon. It is believed that the first version of rompope was created in Puebla by the Santa Clara nuns, sometime in the 1600s.
Following its origin, the drink has spread throughout Latin America, resulting in numerous regional versions. Rompope can be served lukewarm, heated, or on the rocks, and it is usually enjoyed all year round, traditionally on various special occasions.
Ancho Reyes is a unique Mexican liqueur infused with ancho peppers—the dried version of ripe poblano chile peppers. The recipe is based on traditional Puebla liqueurs (menjurjes) that date from the 1920s. The entire process is handcrafted, and it includes the selection of only finest peppers which are dried, then scissor-cut, and left to macerate in cane spirit sourced from Veracruz.
After maceration, the spirit is blended and then aged until it attains its spicy and smoky flavors and aromas. The original version of the liqueur is made with ripe red peppers, while the newer version Ancho Reyes Verde is made with earlier harvested, mashed green peppers.
Yolixpa is a pre-Hispanic Mexican beverage that combines up to twenty various herbs with a base spirit, typically a type of aguardiente distilled from sugar cane. The drink has a long tradition, and it is mainly associated with Cuetzalan, a small hillside town in the north of Puebla.
The infusion incorporates various local herbs—some include over thirty varieties—such as mint, lemon balm, wormwood, and sage. The original versions were quite bitter, but modern interpretations often add brown sugar, unrefined cane sugar (panela or piloncillo), or honey.
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SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024
BEST JOYA DE LOS CERRITOS Spirits
AWARDS
SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024
The Liqueur Masters - Gold
2023
IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Spirit Gold Outstanding
2023
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AWARDS
SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024
AWARDS
SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024
AWARDS
SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024
The Liqueur Masters - Gold
2023
IWSC- International wine & spirit competition - Spirit Gold Outstanding
2023
AWARDS
SFWSC - San Francisco World Spirits Competition - Double Gold
2024
The Liqueur Masters - Gold
2023
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