{"id":129,"date":"2011-03-16T14:27:50","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T19:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2016-02-19T19:19:19","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T00:19:19","slug":"fire-water-colombias-favourite-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2011\/03\/fire-water-colombias-favourite-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire Water: Colombia&#8217;s Favourite Drink (Aguardiente)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most important customs when traveling is to try the local drink. Often this is more or less unavoidable as any local you meet on a night out will be quick to ask if you\u2019ve had the pleasure of trying it before buying you a glass. In Argentina, that drink is Fernet; in Poland you\u2019ll be offered bison grass vodka; in England you\u2019ll be sipping warm beer in a pub. <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\">Colombia<\/a>\u2019s tipple of choice is known as Aguardiente, which roughly translates to burning water. Promising stuff.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-130\" style=\"width: 155px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/472439369_27d94721c6_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-130\" title=\"472439369_27d94721c6_m\" src=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/472439369_27d94721c6_m.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aguardiente Antioque\u00f1o<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aguardiente is an anise-flavored drink that\u2019s generally 29% volume. It\u2019s the most popular alcoholic drink all over Colombia, with the exception of <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/tours\/caribbean\/\">Colombia\u2019s Caribbean coast<\/a> where rum is preferred. Despite its comparatively low alcohol content (whiskies and vodkas generally contain about 40%) it\u2019s actually a strongly flavored drink that will make you grimace and, as the name suggests, your insides suitably warmed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So popular is aguardiente that it\u2019s drunk in all sorts of places \u2013 including on long-distance buses. You\u2019re almost guaranteed to see people from older generations drinking it at all times throughout the day, as an accompaniment to a meal or just socially.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re most likely, however, to come across it on a night out in <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/travel-guide\/destinations\/bogota\/\">Bogot\u00e1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/travel-guide\/destinations\/medellin\/\">Medell\u00edn<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/travel-guide\/destinations\/cartagena\/\">Cartagena<\/a> and thankfully buying a bottle to share amongst friends isn\u2019t very expensive. With a glass full of aguardiente you\u2019ll immediately blend into your surroundings and look like a true Colombian.<\/p>\n<p>The most popular brand in Colombia is Aguardiente Antioque\u00f1o, which has won several international awards. So prepare yourself to try it, after all, it\u2019d be rude not to wouldn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<p>Ryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most important customs when traveling is to try the local drink. Often this is more or less unavoidable as any local you meet on a night out will be quick to ask if you\u2019ve had the pleasure of trying it before buying you a glass. 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