Chilean Drinks

Due to its geographical characteristics, Chile has ideal valleys for grape cultivation, which end up giving rise to the production of various alcoholic beverages that come from it, such as pisco, wine and brandy; With the International Students Santiago team we have designed a list of alcoholic beverages that you should drink to say that you were in Chile.



1.- Melvin: 

The "Melvin", is a cocktail made of white wine, melon, ice and sugar, is the undisputed protagonist of summer afternoons in Chile.
To prepare it you must buy a "Melon Tuna" like the one in the photo, hollow it out and add white wine (some prefer cheap wines, but you can add the one you like), we will add ice and only if you want you can add sugar.

February 14th is the national day of Melvin.


2.- Piscola:

The Piscola is the queen of the partys par excellence in Chile, unmissable in gatherings of friends, pre-party and after, this simple drink that mixes pisco with coca cola and ice has a special place in the hearts of Chileans, so much so that those who they leave the country they say it is one of the things they miss the most. Pisco has an alcoholic strength of approximately 45 °

When you mix pisco with a white drink like sprinte or ginger ale, we call it white piscola. The Piscola also has a national day and it is May 15th.



3.-Borgoña:

This is a traditional cocktail made with red wine, chopped strawberries and sugar, its consumption is associated with the national holidays that are in spring; It is usually served in a jar to share with friends.

We will share a recipe from us for a bottle of wine and we will use 500 gr of strawberries; In a bowl we will cut the strawberries and add sugar, we will let them rest for 30 minutes, then we add the red wine, and we place it in a jug with ice, and serve.



4.- Terremoto:

In a country where seismic movement is so common, you couldn't not have a plate of food or an alcoholic drink with your name on it, in fact the "Earthquake" is a drink that became popular after the 1985 earthquake. While many places They claim the first earthquake, we do not know which of them was the first to put it in your letter.
El Terremoto mixes sweet wine called "pipeño", a little pisco (Adding pisco is more common in southern Chile), pineapple and grenadine ice cream if you like sweet or fernet if you like bitter.
Several others come out of this drink, such as the "Replica" which is the same as the earthquake but in a smaller glass that the first one you drink; if you add mint liquor to the pipeño base with pineapple ice cream, it is called "Tsunami" and in the national holidays there is one that you should drink with friends because it is called "Earthquake 8.8", referring to the earthquake in 2010, this drink is served in an 8-liter jug.

The name of Earthquake is not random because after taking it you will feel how the floor moves.



5.- Navegado:

This drink called Vino Navegado and it is customary to drink in winter when temperatures are low, since it is consumed hot and gets its name because the fruit floats on the surface of its base ingredient, wine.

For its preparation you will need to put in a pot; wine, oranges cut into slices, cinnamon sticks and cloves, you can also add star anise and take it to the fire 15 to 20 minutes, it is just to heat.



6.- Araucano:

Araucano fue reconocido como el licor tradicional de Valparaíso, este licor digestivo es la mezcla de 23 diferentes hierbas asiáticas, europeas y principalmente nacionales, maceradas, tratadas individualmente durante 3 meses, tiene un sabor amargo.



7.- Cola de Mono:

The Cola de Mono is our beloved Christmas drink, the one that can not miss in our Christmas dinner. It comprises a mixture of aguardiente, milk, coffee, cinnamon, sugar and other spices.

If you stay until the end of the year in Chile, you can not stop trying it.



8.- Vaina:

La Vaina chilena is a traditional cocktail, composed mainly of aged sweet wine (red), cognac, white vermouth, egg yolk and sprinkled with a little cinnamon on top to decorate and give flavor; Other versions such as the one from 1800 were made with aged sweet wine, pisco, cream liqueur, cocoa and cinnamon. We like this version at the International Students Santiago team more.



9.- Pisco Sour:

There is no celebration in which the pisco sour don´t be important, the traditional one has pisco, lemon juice and sugar; Now there are several variations, Mango Sour, Maracuya Sour, and the exquisite Calafate Sour, with this exclusive fruit from Patagonia.

Our recipe is 3 parts of pisco, 1 of lemon (or mango, maracuya, or calafate), and sugar to taste.



10.- Chicha: 

They have made him cuecas (traditional Chilean dance) in his honor and such is the place he has earned in the national culture that every year in the military parade on September 19th, the President of the Republic has to follow the tradition of taking chicha in a bull horn make to toast the glories of the army La Chicha is produced all year round, but it is at national holidays where it takes on more importance, it is a typical drink of the Chilean countryside.



11.- Jote:

El Jote is the mixture of wine and coca cola (a sacrilege for many), it is typical of the popular culture of Chile. The secret is to use a little more wine than drink, in other countries like Spain it is called Calimocho.



12.- Serena Libre:

The Serena Libre in a cocktail that is made by mixing the juice of a fruit widely cultivated in the zone of the IV Region of Chile, symbol of the city, we speak of the papaya, and it is mixed with the main alcohol of Chile, pisco. It was created during the 90s in the bars of the city of La Serena, Chile