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BA Basics: Beverages of Buenos Aires

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Argentina’s wine industry is internationally renowned for its Malbec. This wine can vary in flavor, but is recognizable for its robust aroma paired with its thick tannins and traces of oak. Malbec is best when served with red meat, the perfect companion to a tradition dinner of Argentine steak. Finding the brand that best suits your tastes should prove to be a merry search. You can always speed it up with a Argentine wine tasting.

Some other alcoholic beverages in Argentina that are popular include:
Fernet and Coke: Fernet is an herbal liquor that packs a punch (40%). It has a distinct taste that is described as earthy (LandingPadBA staff recommends Fernet Branca with Coke or Fernet Menta with Coke or Sprite)
Gancia and Sprite: In its pure form, Gancia is a bit more alcoholic than wine and has a lemon based flavor. It is an aperetivo and is typically mixed with Sprite or 7Up and a slide of lemon.
Champagne and Lemon Sorbet: Many Argentines enjoy this delicious treat during Christmas and New Year’s Eve as a dessert.
Cinzano and Soda: A sweet vermouth mixed with soda water and at times with a splash of Fernet.

Beer in Argentina: The art of making beer does not receive the same attention it does abroad, but nicely crafted beers can be found here. Buller (located at R.M.Ortiz 1827 in Recoleta) or Antares (Armenia 1447 in Palermo) are both good starting points. It is common to purchase the more popular beers in ¾-liter or 1-liter bottles in bars and restaurants around town to be shared amongst friends. Quilmes is considered the national brand of Argentina, even though a Brazilian enterprise purchased over 90% of the shares of Quilmes in 2006.

Maté: Pronounced (mah-TAY) is a popular beverage in Argentina. Dried and crushed up leaves of the yerba mate are placed into a hollowed out gourd and drunk through a screened straw called a bombilla (bomb-BEE-sha). Hot water is poured from a thermos over portions of the yerba mate in the gourd and sipped through this metal straw. Mate has a distinct flavor and mostly resembles a raw green tea. The beverage contains caffeine and serves as an appetite suppressant.

Coffee: Drinking coffee is a popular past time in Argentina. Coffee is typically served 4 ways in Buenos Aires:
Espresso or “café
Espresso with a little milk or “cortado
Half espresso half milk or “ café con leche
Warm milk with a small amount of espresso or “lagrima



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