Colombia: Top 5 Most Popular Colombian Drinks to Try
Colombia is famous for its amazing culture, tourist spots, and cuisines. Of course, your holiday in this country will not be complete without trying some of its fantastic Colombian drinks. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO/AFP via Getty Images

Colombia attracts visitors for various reasons, including its culture, scenery, history, and diverse cuisine. Colombian drinks are also getting a lot of attention from many tourists. The country offers different beverages, from hot to cold drinks, amazing booze, and coffee.

Colombia: Top 5 Most Popular Colombian Drinks

Below are the top 5 Colombian drinks you should try on your next trip to the South American country or if you want to have a Colombian vibe at home.

Champú

Champú is one of the most popular beverages in the streets of Colombia, particularly in summer. Champu is a very refreshing drink. It is usually made with dried corn, mashed lulos (also called naranjilla), pineapple, cinnamon, cloves, panela, orange zest, and lots and lots of ice. Amigo Foods said champú is considered a Christmas drink in southern Colombia.

Limonada De Coco

You have probably heard of Limonada de Coco if you know someone who has been to Colombia. This refreshing drink is created with fresh coconut cream, lime juice, ice, and as much sugar as desired.

It can also be frozen to produce a tasty popsicle. Limonada de Coco is famous across Colombia, especially in the northern coastal cities of Cartagena and Barranquilla.

Café Colombiano

You cannot make a list of best-tasting Colombian drinks without its famous Colombian coffee. Coffee is the Colombian way of life, and 10% of coffee worldwide comes from this country. Colcafe, Cafe Sello Rojo, and Cafe Aguila are some of the world's top coffee producers and all Colombians.

Canelazo

Canelazo is a spiced drink popular in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Argentina. While there are various types of this drink, most of them are produced with hot water, cinnamon sticks, and sugar or unrefined cane sugar (panela).

The flavor is generally enhanced with a splash of aguardiente. According to Taste Atlas, fruit juices and various spices are common additions, and aguardiente is occasionally replaced with rum, but it can go without alcohol.

Aguardiente

Aguardiente is Colombia's national booze and is no joke. You will only drink this with the real intention of getting drunk. Aguardiente, which translates to "firewater" in English, has an alcohol content of 29% to 60%. Sugar cane is fermented and then distilled to produce aguardiente.

The distilling and fermenting of sweet or sugary musts, vegetable macerations, or mixtures of the two produce strength. Since it is as simple as it gets, you can expect a lot of different variations from it. Most of the time, the taste of anise is used to describe Colombian aguardiente.

According to Happy Hour City, it could be pretty challenging to find aguardiente labels from other states in the country other than the one you are in because every state in Colombia maintains a monopoly on the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.

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Written by: Bert Hoover

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