Aguardiente

Aguardiente
Various bottles of Colombian aguardiente
OriginSpain, Portugal
Alcohol by volume29% to 60%

Aguardiente (Spanish pronunciation: [ˌaɣwaɾˈðjente]; lit. 'ardent water'), known in Portuguese as aguardente (pronounced [ˌaɡwaɾˈdẽtɨ] or [ˌaɡwaʁ̞ˈdẽt͡ʃi]), is a type of distilled alcoholic spirit that contains between 29% and 60% alcohol by volume (ABV). It is a somewhat generic term that can refer to liquors made from various foods. It originates from and is typically consumed on the Iberian Peninsula and in Ibero-America.

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