Looking for Aguardiente Blanco

ColombianoX says on Jul 30, 2005, 20:14:

This is a question for our resident Chicagoan, Gomezman. ¿Gomez, dónde estás?


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lpdiver says on Jul 31, 2005, 04:21:

Fiesta supermarkets carry it in Texas...I don't know if there are Fiesta's in your area. There is an online liquor store in Miami that has it as well...I can't find the thread/link at the moment.

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airetuPaL says on Jul 31, 2005, 09:56:

Try here... Joe's Food & Liquors
3626 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 478-1078

Colombian owned.

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jenn712 says on Aug 4, 2005, 17:41:

Still Can't find it I called Joe's Food and Liquor and they said they don't sell it. I also have already emailed the place in Miami. Does anyone else have any ideas? Thanks for all your help thus far!

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colombiabuzz says on Aug 4, 2005, 17:57:

I'll send it to you from bogota, you pay the cost of the bottle or bottles and shipping. I pack it for you and send it.

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rjstuff says on Aug 5, 2005, 19:36:

What exactly is it? My Spanish English dictionary translates Aguardiente to Brandy but my fiancee says its not brandy. So, what is it and why is it so special? Maybe, I will have her bring me a bottle when she flies in 2 weeks time.

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lpdiver says on Aug 5, 2005, 19:40:

Aguardiente... Is basically a liquor with anise. Reminds me of ouzo. I drink it with Colombians, no one else here is south louisiana will touch it a second time.

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vicshere says on Aug 5, 2005, 20:27:

it is horrid ...yes lpdiver it does taste like anise....taste more like a burnt licorice...that black jelly candy we use to eat when we where kids...they made black smoke pipes with a little red sparkle on the top also made cigars with red sparkles on end...anyone remember those hehehe or am i just too old?


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rjstuff says on Aug 6, 2005, 09:47:

Is it like Moonshine or worse? "no one else here is south louisiana will touch it a second time." So does it taste like a schnapps, moonshine, horsepi**? Should I tell her to return it to the store and not bring it here?

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vicshere says on Aug 6, 2005, 09:55:

Aguardiente not moonshire not even close.....more like Greek ozo.....thick clear somewhat sweet licorice tasting liquid.....moonshine is almost pure alcohol and some of it will burn the skin off your mouth...

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rjstuff says on Aug 7, 2005, 18:49:

Shipping is free for me! My fiancee will bring me a bottle in 10 days! Well I will try and see what it tastes like. I will post my taste-test results!

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colombiabuzz says on Aug 8, 2005, 06:45:

mario Check price for shipping with servientrega
http://www.servientregaww.com/Cotizador.aspx
quote it, that's the price

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quindioman says on Aug 8, 2005, 06:52:

rjstuff which was that dictionary so I know not to buy it.
Seriously guys. Aguardiente aka guaro aka la caneca.....the drink favoured by most Colombians....except me...I hate the stuff....perhaps it's because it tastes excatly like licorice/aniseed.
It's a clear alcohol roughly 35-40% but it is an acquired taste....also doubles up as a very efective purgant....must be taken first thing in the morning with crushed garlic......i'm already convulsing on the floor.....EEEUUUUUUGH

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quindioman says on Aug 8, 2005, 06:53:

PS On the caneca thing.....caneca is actually Colombian slang for bottle....media caneca = half a bottle......la caneca=the bottle (usually of Guaro)

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Crazy4Cali says on Aug 8, 2005, 07:44:

If you don't like the taste... ...don't worry, the taste seems to go away after the first caneca. So it's not a problem for the subsequent canecas...(so far as I can remember, anyway)

That said, I thought it's main advantage was its low price more than its good taste.

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rjstuff says on Aug 8, 2005, 08:06:

my dictionary can beat your dictionary! quindioman - I have a Vox compact - Spanish and English Dictionary - the entry is as follows:

Aguardiente m liquor, brandy.

Maybe they don't have an alcoholic expert on staff! jejeje

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 8, 2005, 08:26:

Its popularity among Colombians has declined dramatically. Even when we have gatherings at my wife's apartment, we are far more likely to have a bottle of Ron Medellin than aquardiente.

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juanalejo says on Aug 8, 2005, 09:15:

Popularity Declined?
Where did you get that information further away than your family? If anything aguardiente has become more popular, and while years ago it was not a elegant enough drink for many, something that rum has always been, it has now been accepted even in the most elegant parties. And when I was a teenager aguardiente will always come after rum and coke and beer, now a days teeagers love aguardiente. The only area in Colombia where rum outsells rum is the coast.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 8, 2005, 09:30:

Que sabelotodo. There was even an article in the mainstream press a while back about its decline in popularity among Colombians. Lots of hand-wringing about it. Read this: http://www.euromonitor.com/Alcoholic_Drinks_in_Colombia
In the last 10 years, sales of aguardiente have fallen 34% from 9.9 million cases to 6.9 million caes.

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quindioman says on Aug 8, 2005, 09:40:

yes and no I know el guaro is alive and well everytime I go back. I hanged around with my 22 year old cousin and his mates (late teens/early twenties-Cali) I always had my crate of poker but I know a few chipped in for la caneca.....the wretched beverage is ingrained in Colombian culture hate it or love. If there is a party in Colombia...it ain't a party if there's no guaro....(i'm more the viejo caldas ron type)

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 8, 2005, 09:43:

More: http://home.earthlink.net/~cafe.tinto/aguardiente.htm

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juanalejo says on Aug 8, 2005, 09:52:

Aguardiente Well I guess I will have to believe the statistics, but yet is not what I see every day on the street, since I am an aguardiente drinker I find myself day by day with more people wanting aguardiente on a night out.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 8, 2005, 11:37:

Maybe the manufacturer's campaigns are working and it's making a comeback.

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babygirl says on Aug 10, 2005, 21:11:

call me crazy but i love the stuff .... my mom and i have been nursing a bottle since april (pathetic eh?) ... wish i could find some here in Toronto.

cheers - babygirl

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 10, 2005, 21:23:

Mi Tierra Restaurant at 828 St. Clair Avenue stocks it. You may want to ask them how they get it. http://mitierracolombia.tripod.com/menu.html

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babygirl says on Aug 11, 2005, 06:33:

You're the bestest! Thanks so much UC! Guess where i'm going this weekend..hahahaha.

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