Mexican Drinks

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Mexican Drink Recipes

From the warming masa-based atole to the tangy fermented tepache sold on street corners, discover the drinks that capture Mexico's flavor, history, and spirit.

Champurrado Tejuino Rompope Ponche Navideño +11
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Mexican drinks range from the corn-based atole and its chocolate cousin champurrado to fermented favorites like tejuino and tepache, with spiced rompope and ponche navideño warming up Christmas celebrations across the country.
Horchata
Mexico's Favorite Agua Fresca

Horchata

Rice soaked with cinnamon, blended and strained into a sweet, creamy drink that cools down anything spicy. Here is the authentic version and the shortcuts.

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Champurrado
Champurrado
Champurrado is a thick, warm chocolate atole enriched with masa and cinnamon — the cocoa cousin of classic atole.
Tejuino Traditional Mexican Drink
Tejuino
A tangy fermented corn drink served over ice with lime and chile powder, popular in Jalisco's summer heat.
Glass of Rompope, Mexican Eggnog
Rompope
Mexico's traditional eggnog, spiced with cinnamon and vanilla and served chilled around the Christmas holidays.
Mexican Ponche Navideño
Ponche Navideño
A warm, spiced fruit punch simmered with tejocotes, guava, and cinnamon, served at Christmas posadas.
Creamy atole de elote in a rustic clay cup, enjoyed with tamales on a vibrant Mexican serape.
Atole de Elote
A sweet corn-based atole made with fresh corn kernels, milk, and cinnamon, sold hot from street carts.
Rustic and refreshing, homemade tepache—a naturally fermented pineapple drink that captures the essence of Mexican tradition!
Tepache
A tangy fermented pineapple drink sold ice-cold from barrel-shaped carts on Mexican street corners.
Atole, Mexican Corn and Masa Drink, served in a traditional clay mug garnished with cinnamon sticks.
Atole
Warm masa-based corn drink with cinnamon — a breakfast & holiday staple
Agua de Jamaica
Agua de Jamaica
Tart, ruby-red hibiscus tea sweetened and chilled, Mexico's favorite agua fresca.
Paloma
Paloma
Tequila, grapefruit soda and lime over ice with a salted rim, more popular in Mexico than the margarita.
Michelada
Michelada
Beer built up with lime, hot sauce, Worcestershire and a chile-salt rim.
Café de Olla
Café de Olla
Coffee simmered in a clay pot with piloncillo and cinnamon.
Agua de Tamarindo
Agua de Tamarindo
Sweet-sour tamarind pulp turned into a refreshing agua fresca.
Mangonada
Mangonada
Frozen mango blended with chamoy and Tajín, served with a tamarind straw.
Pulque
Pulque
The fermented agave sap the Aztecs drank, back in fashion in Mexico City's pulquerías.

A Guide to Mexican Drinks

Mexico's traditional drinks are mostly corn, fruit and chocolate. Atole is the warm masa drink, champurrado is atole with chocolate, and atole de elote uses fresh corn. Tepache is lightly fermented pineapple, tejuino is fermented corn served with lime sorbet in Jalisco, and the holidays bring ponche navideño, the hot fruit punch, and rompope, Mexico's eggnog.

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