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Cacique Guaro
Cacique Guaro is a brand of guaro produced by ''Fábrica Nacional de Licores'' or "FANAL". Cacique Guaro is a sugar cane-based liquor of high purity and is the best-selling distilled spirit in Costa Rica. It is known as "Costa Rican liqueur". As it has a neutral taste, guaro can be consumed pure or combined with any natural or artificial mixing. History Since its beginning in 1853, the National Liquor Factory has sold the liquor in barrels through liquor agencies. The agencies, in turn, placed it in bars and other outlets in the containers that clients provided. The alcohol content of liquor was 35°. Since August 1980, FANAL has marketed the liquor in a one-liter glass bottle with a low ABV of 30° under the name of Guaro Cacique. Cacique is also available in 750 ml glass bottles and 365 ml plastic bottles. FANAL produces and uses in its beverages a licensed ethyl alcohol that is intended for drinking. Fanal produces two guaro products known as Guaro Cacique (with a red l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guaro (drink)
Guaro is a liquor made in many places in Latin America. A clear liquid distilled from sugar cane juices, it has a slightly sweeter taste than comparable liquors. It is traditionally 60 proof or 30% alcohol, although recently 70 proof and 80 proof versions are produced. It is popular in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, although in many places the word "guaro" can refer to almost any liquor. The name "guaro" came from Central America. Colombians call it aguardiente. Sometimes it is referred to as a "soft vodka" because it has a lower alcohol content than vodka. History In Costa Rica, the government nationalized its manufacture in 1851 in an effort to quell the clandestine production of liquor. The ''Fabrica Nacional de Licores'' (National Liquor Factory) was founded for this reason, and since 1980 produces the only legal brand, Cacique Guaro. Clandestine and fraudulent production Clandestine liquor production is still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |