Colombian Drinks

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Colombian Drink Recipes

From the anise-kissed aguardiente poured at every celebration to fruity coolers like lulada, discover the drinks that capture Colombia's flavor, history, and spirit.

Lulada Maracuya Smoothie Aguapanela Aguardiente
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Colombian drinks range from aguardiente, the anise-flavored spirit behind countless toasts, to refreshing fruit-based coolers like lulada and maracuyá smoothies, with warm aguapanela made from unrefined cane sugar a staple in homes nationwide.
Aguardiente
Colombia's Most Iconic Drink

Aguardiente

Colombia's national spirit is an anise-flavored liquor distilled from sugarcane, sipped straight in shots ("shortos") at every celebration from birthdays to soccer wins.

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Colombian Lulada Drink
Lulada
A refreshing Colombian cooler blending lulo fruit pulp with lime and sugar, popular along the Pacific coast in Cali.
Maracuya Smoothie
Maracuya Smoothie
A tropical passion fruit smoothie, blended with milk or water into a tangy, nutritious everyday refresher.
Aguapanela, Traditional Colombian Drink
Aguapanela
A warm or cold drink made from dissolved panela (unrefined cane sugar), often spiced with cinnamon or lime.
Limonada de Coco
Limonada de Coco
Cartagena's creamy coconut limeade blended with ice.
Cholado
Cholado
Cali's fruit-and-shaved-ice cup, half drink and half dessert.
Salpicón de Frutas
Salpicón de Frutas
Chopped tropical fruit in watermelon juice, drunk and eaten from the same glass.

A Guide to Colombian Drinks

Colombian drinks run from the everyday to the celebratory. Aguapanela, panela dissolved in hot water with lime, is the cure for everything, and it is also the base for hot chocolate and coffee in many homes. Lulada is Cali's crushed lulo drink, maracuyá makes the best of the fruit juices, and aguardiente, the anise-flavored cane spirit, is what gets passed around at every party.

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