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cewildman Jul 31st, 2010 07:29 PM

Help, going crazy..
 
I was in Spain a few years ago, in Marbella. During our stay we ate at a couple of restaurants that served a cold, sweet, and fruit infused liquor.
Do any of you know what the name of that liquor is called, or have a recipe?

I remember is being very sweet, having a schnapps flavor, it also had pears, cinnamon sticks, and I think another fruit but I just can't remember it all.

I know it was given to us free after our meal and it was just awesome!!

Thanks for the help!!

Robert2533 Jul 31st, 2010 08:14 PM

Sweet? Have your checked sangria? It'll give you a headache, but tourist seem to love it.

lincasanova Jul 31st, 2010 08:35 PM

The after dinner liquors, called "chupitos" where I live can be of many different flavours. They have pear, apple, herbs, etc. so it would be difficult to pin point one exact one. They also have a hazelnut one, that perhaps tastes a bit more likewhat you are describing.

cewildman Aug 1st, 2010 05:48 AM

Robert..Yea it not Sangria, but thanks.

lincasanova, your description is more what I was looking for. It was a clear cool liquor, with fruits and spice. It was very good, and soothing. I will have to look up the ingredients of "chupitos"

Thanks.

josele Aug 1st, 2010 06:34 AM

Chupito can translate as a shot, a small glass. What you were served was probably Pacharán, a traditional and very popular Navarra licquor made of red berries.

marcy_ Aug 1st, 2010 06:36 AM

Could it be Pacharán? It's a sloe-flavored liqueur with spices, served cold. We had it in Madrid, and bought a bottle to bring home. It was reddish, though, not clear.

lincasanova Aug 1st, 2010 08:18 AM

but the one she had was CLEAR. Could it have been anís? More licorice than spicey.

TrvlMaven Aug 1st, 2010 08:18 PM

Ron con meil? Had that in Granada recently.

Revulgo Aug 2nd, 2010 01:20 AM

Maybe, licor de manzana verde (apple liqueur) or licor de melocotón (peach liqueur). Both are often given free after a meal.
http://www.pifema.es/imagenes/licores/licoresway.jpg

cewildman Aug 16th, 2010 05:30 PM

I want to thank everyone for their suggestions. However, none of these fit what we had.
I don't know if it was something specific for that restaurant or what.

Again thanks...

amsdon Aug 16th, 2010 09:01 PM

There are also many types of orujo(s) which are clear and fortified liquor. Some have a fruit tinge to them, We bought (and finished) a bottle that had a peach tinge I believe, but there are many types. It is not really that sweet, but perhaps compared to other harder liqors yes, slightly.

When you have a taste of it in a small glass, after dinner usually, they are indeed referred to as "chupitos" as Lin said. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orujo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orujo

ribeirasacra Aug 17th, 2010 01:16 AM

Greetings from Galicia..
I personally think the drink offered was Orujo (Aguardiente in the rest of Spain). It is served in glasses called a Chupito. It is drunk at leisure and certainly not in one hit. It can be served as it is distilled, as a white liquid or additives, including fruits can be blended.
The best comes from Galicia, where the name is protected.
http://www.orujodegalicia.org/
http://www.slowtrav.com/spain/wine/g...guardiente.htm


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