Licor Beirao - Licor Beirao - Portugal - 22%

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Like France’s champagne, fortified wine is only considered port if the grapes are grown in the Douro Valley region in northern Portugal. Home to the world’s oldest demarcated wine region, Portugal has been creating unique and delicious fortified wine for over 2,000 years. Hailed for its antioxidant properties, green tea from the Azores is similar to the variety found in Southeast Asia. With a light and refreshing flavor, this Portuguese drink is often served chilled with slices of lemon during summer. Vinho Verde Wines Drinking vinho verde in Porto While you may associate sangria with the neighboring country of Spain, this wine punch is also considered one of the national drinks of Portugal! So strong is the sentiment about this traditional punch, the EU has declared that only these two nations can name their product sangria.

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Catarina’s addition: add a strawberry on the glass for extra vitamins and a little more visual impact.There are several types of aguardente in Portugal – if it has no other word associated with it, it refers to the spirit most often used to fortify wines like port or Madeira wine. Tip: If you get the chance to try an aged muscatel wine, go for it. I bought a bottle of 10-year-old Moscatel de Favaios and, whereas the younger version is generally sweet, refreshing and slightly citrusy, this was deliciously toffee-like. Madeira wine Madeira wine If you’ve seen the jokes, you’ll know that ‘ananas’ is the word for pineapple in most other languages. Sumol Ananás is one of the most popular non-alcoholic Portuguese drinks. This Portuguese liquor is also used as a digestive to go with your meal, so many cafes will serve heavy dishes with a small shot on the side. Portuguese Craft Beer Portugal is famous for its wine, however, Portuguese beer brands aren’t as well known as they should be! From mass-produced Portuguese beers to locally produced craft beer, there are loads of options.

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Rather than referring to one specific drink, aguardiente (meaning ‘fire water’) is a collective name for any drinks in Portugal containing around 50 percent alcohol. Traditionally distilled from wine, aguardiente can also be made using sugar cane, fruits, or even coffee beans! Tasty and beautiful, this liqueur is made with aniseed, sugar and aguardente. Inside the bottle there’s a small branch of aniseed around which any undissolved sugar will crystallise, making it look frosty. The liqueur is still produced and bottled at Quinta do Meiral, according to the original secret recipe, by double distillation of 13 different aromatic seeds, herbs and spices. His work has been featured in several magazines, and he recently wrote the cover story for Bar Business. With his active participation in the United States Bartenders Guild, New York Chapter (USBGNY) he has spent the past four years developing and solidifying relationships in the industry, affording him the opportunity to work with many of the most respected names in the business. This most popular drink of Portugal combines the best of Arabica and Robusta beans and slow roasts them, for a creamy, almost sweet beverage that will satisfy the die-hard caffeine addicts amongst you.If it has been aged, it’s called aguardente velha and can be very good quality, while aguardente bagaceira is made from pomace and is sometimes drunk with a coffee after lunch. Medronho Medronho ‘firewater’. A traditional Algarve spirit. Not for the fainthearted!