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A spirited cocktail for Halloween

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rszagwabottleshot300dpi2Hosts can bring an otherworldly glow to their Halloween festivities with AGWA de Bolivia, literally “Water from Bolivia,” touted as the world’s original coca leaf liqueur.

It’s a truly international blend. Choice coca leaves are plucked high in the Andes and shipped to Amsterdam where Dutch artisans quickly macerate the leaves into tea and blend with Chinese green tea, ginseng, Amazon guarana and African mint for a 60-proof herbal liqueur that is a striking bright green in color.

(MSRP: $31.99 for 750 ml)

When frozen for four hours, AGWA forms ice crystals, which concentrates the color and transforms the liquid into a green glow you would be proud to serve to Martians. Fiendishly clever!

Here’s a recipe for your Halloween sipping pleasure.

Green Angel

Ingredients:

8 basil leaves

12.5ml limoncello

37.5ml gin

25ml AGWA,

25ml pure apple juice

Vanilla sugar

 

How to Mix:

In a chilled cocktail shaker, place 7 basil leaves, fill with crushed ice, drizzle limoncello and stir.

Strain off limoncello, add 3 other liquids and stir to taste.

Rim a chilled martini glass with a lime wedge and vanilla sugar. Strain contents into glass, garnish with remaining basil leaf and serve to spirited applause.

 

It’s Mojito Day!

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Green glow, no Martians. What can it be?

agwa_de_bolivia_reviewIt’s a refreshing mojito, crafted from AGWA, the original coca leaf liqueur. (MSRP: $31.99.) And it’s especially timely, as today is Mojito Day.

Like colas, AGWA harnesses the coca leaf as its key ingredient. Think invigorating and  restorative.

AGWA is crafted in Amsterdam from authentic Bolivian coca leaves, blended with 36 natural herbs and botanicals including ginseng, green tea, lavender and guarana. Thank  the herbs for the distinctive green color. The result is a 60 proof relaxer that brings a glow to traditional summer cocktails.

Here’s the recipe

AGWA Mojito:

Ingredients

 1.5oz Frozen AGWA, 12 mint leaves, 2-3 lime wedges, 2 tsp. sugar, 7oz club soda, splash of your favorite rum.

Method

Gently crush the mint leaves in a long glass.  Squeeze the limes over the crushed mint, and add the sugar and crushed ice.  Add the AGWA, your favorite rum, and club soda and stir well.  Garnish with a fresh lime wedge and fresh mint leaves.