Canelazo Recipe
Hot cinnamon water with aguardiente and lime — an Andean drink for altitude and cold nights.
- Category: Popular
- Glass: Irish coffee mug
- ABV: 12%
- Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
- Aguardiente50 ml
- Cold water150 ml
- Cinnamon stick2 piece
- Simple syrup30 ml
- Fresh lime juice20 ml
How to Make It
- Simmer the water with the cinnamon sticks for fifteen minutes.
- Stir in the syrup and lime juice.
- Take the pan off the heat and add the aguardiente.
- Pour into warm mugs with a cinnamon stick.
Garnish
Cinnamon stick and a lime wheel
The Story
Drunk across the Andes from Colombia to Ecuador, where evenings at three thousand metres are cold whatever the season.
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