Aguardiente Brands?

expatriate says on Feb 12, 2009, 14:47:

I think only an aquardiente connoisseur can tell the difference between brands. Go ahead. Take the girl's aquardiente.

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.

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mosvar says on Feb 12, 2009, 14:49:

Seriously maybe it will be like one of those Seinfeld things where we reach down n bump heads over the same bottle. Stand up straight and hearts are swirling around our respective heads. Really though there are at least 5 bottles there , she will be alright.

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dwmte7 says on Feb 12, 2009, 14:52:

aguardiente is aguardiente......and crystal like all the others ain't worth 17 dollars.....tells me you're not in colombia...but since you're not in colombia, buy it, lick your wounds and tell the liquorista to tell the gal 'you're sorry'....and go home and drink it. ex pat gives good advise.
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patriarch

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mosvar says on Feb 12, 2009, 14:55:

Ya it is a pretty big friggin bottle It's not a 1/5 or anything it is very large. No not in Colombia until I find some way to sustain myself there, like rob a bank.

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 12, 2009, 14:57:

mosvar says on Feb 12, 2009, 15:05:

Thank`s gringo,, we can find the antiqueno in Jackson Heights but this is the first I have saw anything including this....not that I have been looking though outside Jackson heights.

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 12, 2009, 15:18:

Mononoke28 says on Feb 12, 2009, 15:57:

Believe it or not CG, I can get Cristal here in Denver. There's a huge liquor store called Lukas Liquors and they sell it, it's right next to the Greek stuff. Cristal is not bad but I like Antioqueño better, it's sweeter I think.

Diana

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omargue says on Feb 12, 2009, 16:07:

Crystal is usually the aguardiente that you'll find in the US, its from Bogota. a few years back when i lived in miami, you could find alot of different brands, but you are in NY so you could probably find antioqueño, go to queens, pequeño Colombia and youll find it there. Blanco my preference but you have to take what you can get.....always get sin azucar, much better/smoother and it doesnt give hangover...

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mosvar says on Feb 12, 2009, 16:32:

I'm actually in south jersey about 1.5 hours out. There is no doubt in my mind I could find Azul on Northern Blvd.....I will take that challenge though and see what all the buzz is about = lol.


Thanks omargue as well.

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SlyFrancis says on Feb 12, 2009, 17:11:

Come to Elizabeth, New Jersey which is becoming little Medellin. You can find a variety of Aguardiente here.

"If you won't stand for something, you will fall for anything"

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tannedincali (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 12, 2009, 17:21:

omargue says on Feb 12, 2009, 17:37:

mosvar, go to Roger Wilco on 73, theres 2, northbound (towards philadelphia) and southbound entering NJ. I live in philadelphia but work in south jersey, you can get aguardiente cheap and maybe other brands at Roger Wilco, its big, the one thats southbound is bigger more selection.

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mosvar says on Feb 12, 2009, 18:00:

Ya I live in Collingswood so am familiar with the ole roger wilco thanks for the tip on their possible selections.


Further SlyFrancis I used to go to school at Kean University and am VERY familiar with that area as well Elizabeth, Union, Union City, Jersey City. I bet now that I talk about this you could get whatever the F u want from Union City.


But for teh time being I will try Roger Wilco

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Robert Jorge says on Feb 12, 2009, 21:47:

Aguardiente Antioqueño is available in all the big cities in Florida. I can confirm Orlando, greater Miami, and Tampa. The bottle of Cristal you are talking about is probably a 1.75 litre jug. $17 is actually a damn good price in the US. Even in Colombia that's not ridiculous.

Too bad it is impossible to find aguardiente Llanero in the US. Hell, you can't even buy it outside of the dept. Meta in Colombia from what I have seen.

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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Robert Jorge says on Feb 13, 2009, 06:40:

Jajaja Morphus.

I gave a bottle of bourbon to some friends in Grenada (Meta). Of course later, they wanted to share it and drink it. After a couple of sips, they switched back to aguardiente. They didn't think I would understand the normal way of saying, "I don't like that" in Spanish. So, they were saying, "no gustarme" to me. Then again, they were costeños, so maybe that was proper Spanish to them. (just kidding)

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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drvannostren says on Feb 13, 2009, 09:05:

I'd say wait for the girl to come in and shamelessly ask her as though you've never tried it before. Either way the stuff tastes like something inside you dies everytime you drink it. I like the one in the juice box though :).

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ElqueEs says on Feb 13, 2009, 10:51:

Anyone taste the new Blue Label from Blanco? Tasted the same to me as the normal, was it supposed to be chilled?

que que?

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dwmte7 says on Feb 13, 2009, 11:42:

there ain't a whole lot they can do to guaro to make it different that some other guaro. to me, after trying them all, guaro's guaro.

patriarch

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Mononoke28 says on Feb 13, 2009, 11:46:

You know, you're right. But then again, I'm not much of a drinker and after the second shot glass it's all crap anyway.

Diana

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dwmte7 says on Feb 13, 2009, 13:06:

well, for me when it comes to guaro...although i drink it with my homies in el campo...it starts out as crap................

patriarch

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MitchAlvarez says on Feb 13, 2009, 13:52:

somebody said aguardiente is aguardiente!!! couldnt be further from the truth.

not all aguardientes taste the same.

ill stick to my antioqueño but in desperate moments ill take cristal.

blanco, NEVER!! yuck

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dwmte7 says on Feb 13, 2009, 15:00:

mitch....i'm with you on the choice of aguardiente antioqueno.....(liqoreas de antioquia) but i still stick by my comment that after the first or second shot.....it's all guaro.

d

patriarch

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dwmte7 says on Feb 13, 2009, 15:01:

i don't know if any of you hang out in el campo, but my homies out there don't use glasses, they just pass the bottle around and all, men and women alike, just take a slap and pass it on.

patriarch

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Robert Jorge says on Feb 14, 2009, 10:26:

I noticed that they are selling Brazilian and even Mexican brands of aguardiente now. (maybe this is nothing new) Do Colombians actually like these? Have you ever tried them and are they ok?

"You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion

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dwmte7 says on Feb 14, 2009, 10:57:

when you go into the licoreas out side of the cities, you have your choice, aguardiente antioqueno or aguardiente antioqueno. same with ron. ron medellin or ron medellin. they keep it simple. a little more complicated with beer. aguila and colombia.

no faux chic there. if you come here to drink, get your bottle and get outta here. listo.

patriarch

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BillBigD says on Feb 14, 2009, 15:13:

I drink it on the rocks so i think you can tell the difference. I prefer aguardinte antioqueno

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dwmte7 says on Feb 14, 2009, 16:32:

i've even drank it with coke. not in a line.

patriarch

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MitchAlvarez says on Feb 14, 2009, 22:27:

dwmte after how many? 2 shots? man you have low tolerance jajaj

but listen im assuming i have the option at the time of purchase. now if we are in a finca and all they have is Cristal do you think im gonna say no? jajaj yeah rightttttttt now if its blanco i might say no unless im in the pressence of natalia paris or maybe even jessica cediel. then ill say .....fuck it. jajaja

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billyb says on Feb 14, 2009, 22:32:

Just pour el blanco into an empty antioqueño bottle and none will be the wiser.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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dwmte7 says on Feb 15, 2009, 03:32:

the thing about guaro, you gotta drink one hell-of-a lot to get drunk. i think maybe that's why folks like it...aside from price. people just get mellow and loose and the party goes on. i've not seen too many roudies over the years. not like folks that get zonked on whiskey. they get mean. haven't noticed that with guaro.

although i've certainly been a drinker over the years, i've never been one to drink to drunk. just wasn't my style.

d

patriarch

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