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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!! |
Sweet? Have your checked sangria? It'll give you a headache, but tourist seem to love it.
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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.
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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. |
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.
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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.
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but the one she had was CLEAR. Could it have been anís? More licorice than spicey.
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Ron con meil? Had that in Granada recently.
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Maybe, licor de manzana verde (apple liqueur) or licor de melocotón (peach liqueur). Both are often given free after a meal.
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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... |
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 |
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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