- 3 May 2010
- 12:08pm
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Drinks and the city
Mark BroadheadLonely Planet author
Travelling and liquid refreshments go together like gin and tonic. Also, trying the local liquids is usually cheaper, and almost always more interesting than getting an international brand.
To this end we asked our traveller community on Twitter and Facebook this question:
Can you name a city and a local drink that one should drink there? E.g. Singapore: Singapore Sling.
Over 800 people replied.
Here is a sample of their suggestions:
Europe:
- @s_chamberland suggests Sol y Sombra in Madrid.
- @CometoCork suggests Murphy’s in Cork, Ireland.
- @Darzinho suggests Guinness in Dublin.
- @JFrayne suggests “Orxata (non alcoholic) & Agua de Valencia (alcoholic) for a cocktail at night” when you’re in Valencia, Spain.
- @isango suggests Bicerin in Torino (Turin), Italy.
Asia:
- @RunawayJuno suggests Soju in Seoul.
- @ti2n suggests teh poci gula batu (hot java tea served with stone-sugar in a special teapot) when in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- @iya_indira suggests a refreshing drink called sinom, made from young tamarind leaves, palm sugar & herbs when in Surabaya, Indonesia.
- Nisha Jha suggests bhang when in Mathura, India.
Africa:
- @Appel1980 suggested Konyagi in Stone Town, Zanzibar.
- Aadil Desai suggests Hibiscus Tea when in Cairo.
What do you recommend? What drink is the perfect match for a particular city? Share your picks below, or join in the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.
Tequila in Tequila
Calgary for Caesars.
Broon Ale in Newcastle
Hot chocolate with a shot of rum in Salzburg – yum yum!
Mate in Buenos Aires
Tuak Putih,in Karang Ujung,Ampenan – Lombok.
Lambanog in the Philippines
viennese ice coffee in vienna
caipirinha in brazil
cuba libre in cuba
oh my gold
After a very bad experience with methanol poisoned alcohol in Indonesia, I am quite scared about drinking local spirits…
Hot chocolate in Amsterdam
Tequila, in Guadalajara Mexico. This incredible reviews the link
http://viajes.aeromexico.com/367-guia-guadalajara-de-fiesta.html
caipilaos, made with the liquor Laos Laos in Laos!
and the ubiquitous bucket anywhere in Thailand!
Hot tea with mint leaves in Cairo.
Gin in London or anywhere
Surely a Guinnes in Dublin should be in the list!
A homemade mojito in Havana (the best kind!)
A Schümli Pflümli in Zermatt, Switzerland; Pimm’s lemonade in London in the summer and a Spritz (not a Bellini) in Venice.