Tales of a Boozy Indiana Jones: Dean Ivan Lamb

Edit The Daily Beast 28 Jul 2016
Dean Ivan Lamb doesn’t waste any time. As his 1934 autobiography, The Incurable Filibuster. Adventures of Col ... Exit the 20-year-old Lamb, pursued by mob ... Add Scotch, rum and Coca-Cola (encountered in 1906, perhaps its earliest recorded appearance), aguardientes and cañas of various stripes, tequila (“ten-year-old tequila is equal to twenty-year-old whisky in bouquet, palatability and results” is his verdict) and an ocean of cachaça ... ....

How Ernest Hemingway Taught the World to Drink

Edit The Daily Beast 21 Jul 2016
Like that old poem about the six blind men, each perceiving an elephant in vastly different ways (a snake! a wall! a spear!), so it is when it comes to people’s perspectives on Ernest Hemingway ... If it was F ... grappa, marsala and Campari in Italy; limes, coconut water or rum in Cuba and the Keys; Cognac, Armagnac, the Chambéry Cassis, Pernod and marc in France; Anis del Mono, Aguardiente, Amontillado or Fundador in Spain ... Cheers! ... Glass ... ....

Chile irks Peru in old liquor dispute

Edit The Times of India 10 May 2016
Santiago, Chile, May 10, 2016 (AFP) - ... "What matters most here is the question of geographical location ... The leader of the team behind the new research, Argentine specialist Pablo Lacoste, insisted Chilean pisco was the original article, distinct from other forms of "aguardiente" or "fire water.". "What they have in Peru is aguardiente, which is distilled," he told AFP. "What we have here is pisco." ... pa-mav/rlp/dw. ....

Dinner in Macondo (MHC - Maine Humanities Council)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Mar 2016
(Source. MHC - Maine Humanities Council). One of the highlights of each year's Winter Weekend is the Friday night meal evoking the culinary traditions of that year's book ... Friday. Coffee hour. Panderos ... 1/3 cup sugar ... 2 tbsp Aguardiente or aniseed liqueur ... 1 ... Place the starch, sugar, panela, baking powder, and salt in the food processor and mix for 10 seconds, Add the egg, Aguardiente, and the fat of your choice, and process for 2 minutes. 2....

Medellín in bloom: the city of Pablo Escobar now flourishes with art and orchids

Edit The Guardian 11 Mar 2016
The verdant Colombian city is a place of ‘magical realism’ for the film-maker Kate Horne, whose latest release, Gabo, is a documentary of Gabriel García Márquez. @Rob_Hull ... Twitter ... Twitter ... It’s a small, basement bar in the Estadio neighbourhood where visitors can expect to be grabbed by a local for a dance and, important this, you must drink aguardiente, an anise-flavoured liqueur ... Aguardiente means firewater; it’s potent, but great ... ....

Buñuelos & Natilla

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Colombian Bunuelos.  Marian Blazes. Buñuelos are little round savory "doughnuts" made with white cheese ... Some families add fresh coconut, others add a bit of rum or aguardiente for extra flavor ... Recipes... Buñuelos....

Natilla - Colombian Christmas Custard - Natilla Navideña

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Natilla - Colombian Christmas Custard - Natilla Navideña.  Marian Blazes. Natilla is a delicious custard that is traditionally served during Christmas in Colombia, always paired with special doughnuts called buñuelos. There are many variations of natilla ... Some families like to add fresh coconut, others stir in a bit of rum or aguardiente to their natilla ... It just takes a few minutes to prepare, but is very tasty ... Bunuelos & Natilla ... ....

5 Epic Drinks To Try In South America

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
South America is a continent that has a wide variety of different crops and plants that are grown there, and the region is well known for its lovely tropical fruits and often unusual ingredients ... freaky_designz 1.  Caipirinha, anyone? ... More » ... More » ... In the areas of Peru, Colombia and Ecuador where canelazo is popular, it is usually made with home made aguardiente, although some will make the drink with bottled spirits....

The Best Cities for Night Life in South America

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Whether you are looking for massive club nights with the world's best DJ's, dancing venues or places with a laid back vibe, there are plenty of cities across the continent worth visiting ... More » ... More » ... Parque Lleras is the most popular district for nightclubs and bars in the city, and the excellent cocktails made with the local aguardiente sugar cane spirit are definitely an interesting taste of the country ... ....

Flagship Products of Peru

Edit About.com 01 Feb 2016
COPROBA (the “National Committee on Flagship Products”) was tasked with promoting the quality and sale of certain products made in Peru, flagship exports known as the productos bandera del Perú. According to INDECOPI. ... Alpaca ... Peru is famous for its camelids ... Pisco is a type of brandy, or aguardiente, produced primarily along the southern coast of Peru (in the administrative regions of Lima, Ica, Tacna, Arequipa and Moquegua) ... Maca root ... ....

New hot cocktail? Vegan avocado eggnog at Gracias Madre

Edit The Los Angeles Times 24 Dec 2015
If there's a cocktail capable of encapsulating the L.A. food and drink scene — trendy bartender, twist on classic drink, avocados — in a single glass, it may well be vegan avocado eggnog.  ... To turn this drink into a cocktail, Eisner adds housemade aguardiente (which means burning water, and is a blend of tequila and mezcal) ... I like to spike my Slurpees ... ALSO.  ... ....

Caña Brava 7 year old aged rum from Panama

Edit The Examiner 01 Dec 2015
A long awaited addition to Caña Brava's line of fine spirits has arrived. The 86 Company today announced the release of Caña Brava 7-Year-Old Reserva Añeja Rum, the first dark aged spirit in their portfolio ... The result is fresh aguardiente that is then aged in used American whiskey barrels for 2 to 3 years. This aged rum is gently filtered through charcoal before blending with fresh aguardiente to make the age base for Caña Brava rums ... ....

A foodie-focused look inside the W Hotel Bogota

Edit New York Post 24 Nov 2015
A year after opening, the W Bogota has not only solidified itself as the Colombian capital’s hippest place to stay, but also the hottest spot to dine, drink and mingle ... Grab a Pisco Punch (pisco, aguardiente, orange, pineapple, lemon, vanilla and star anise) or myriad other specialty cocktails at the W Lounge’s Thursday night, DJ-accompanied happy hour, called “Suits & Sparkle,” and — Fridays and Saturdays — party until 5 a.m ... ....
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