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Drinks
There are literally hundreds of latin drinks enjoyed throughout the world, and this page in no way is an attempt to list them all. What this page does do is offer what we feel is the best "recipe" for the given drink. Just like the recipes in the food section, these recipes are not posted without making the exact recipe and sampling the finished product (in some cases, many many times!).
If you have a preferred recipe for one of these drinks, or another latin beverage (alcoholic or non), please email us. We'll whip up your recipe, and after we enjoy it, we'll post it along with your name.
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TEQUILA: Uniting Gringos and Latinos since 1873! Perhaps the most perfect liquor in the world, Tequila is distilled from the plant blue agave. 3 tips for Gringos: 1. Lose the salt and lime/lemon, and sip your tequila like a true Mexicano. 2. Ask for 100% agave tequila...we recommend Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia and Corralejo Reposado. 3. 100% agave tequila won't give you a hangover because it's double distilled. So, when making margaritas, don't waste your money on fine tequila because the sugars and other liquors in margaritas will give you a hangover anyway.
Pina Colada One of the easiest drinks to make, and it tastes ten times better when you don't use the bottled mixers... Combine and blend:
Mojito Try this recipe from Bacardi for one of the best mojitos we've ever tried. Ingredients:
Muddle mint leaves in a tall glass. Cover with simple syrup or sugar. Fill glass with ice, then add rum and a splash of club soda. Stir well and garnish with lime wedge. The key to a mojito, if you use sugar, is ensuring it dissolves into the rum and club soda.
Cuba Libre con Barrilito or Havana Club Rum The Cuba Libre is known more commonly to Gringos as a "rum and coke," but the Cuba Libre includes a dash of lime juice (often a slice of lime). One of the simplest drinks around, it is most commonly made using a 2:1 or 3:1 coke-to-rum ratio. Any rum will do when making a Cuba Libre, because to most drinkers, the coke overpowers the rum so why use a $40 bottle when a $10 bottle will do the trick? However, if you want to try slightly higher quality rum, we recommend Ron de Barrilito from Puerto Rico. This rum isn't too expensive ($15-$20 bottle), and is delicious just sipped over ice. Another delicious rum, and the rum that many experts claim was used to make the world's first Cuba Libre, is Havana Club. Due to the US-Cuba trade embargo, it's tough to find state-side, but it can easily be found in Mexico, Canada and in duty free shops world-wide.
Cucaracha This tasty beverage can be made as a regular drink, but is most commonly served as a flaming shot. Did we mention that you drink it with a straw? Some recipes will substitute vodka for tequila, but why drink vodka if you have tequila? Combine:
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