Kalimotxo
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 A porrón with kalimotxo and the used bottle of 1983 vintage wine. | |
| Ingredients |
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|---|---|
| Base spirit | Wine |
| Standard drinkware | katxi |
| Served | On the rocks: poured over ice |
| Preparation | Stir together over plenty of ice. |
The kalimotxo[1] (Basque pronunciation: [ka.li.mo.tʃo]) or calimocho[2] (Spanish pronunciation: [ka.li.ˈmo.tʃo]) is a drink consisting of equal parts red wine and a cola-based soft drink.[3][4]
Origin
[edit]Red wine and cola were combined in Basque Country as early as the 1920s, but Coca-Cola was not widely available. That changed in 1953, when the first Coca-Cola factory opened in Spain. The combination was given various names, until 1972 when its mass usage at a festival in Algorta, Biscay led to it being christened the kalimotxo,[1] a playful combination of the two creators' nicknames, Kalimero and Motxongo.[5]
It has since become a classic of the Basque Country region[6] and in the rest of Spain in large part due to its simple mixture, accessibility of ingredients, and low cost.[7]
Other countries
[edit]The same mixture has different names in several countries:[8]
- Bambus (bamboo) — Croatia, Serbia[citation needed], North Macedonia[citation needed], and other Balkan countries[citation needed]
- Bennfiss — Ivory Coast[citation needed]
- Cátembe — Mozambique[citation needed]
- Fetzy — Upper Austria[citation needed]
- Houba (mushroom) — Czech Republic[citation needed]
- Jesus Juice — Argentina
- Jote (black vulture) — Chile
- Katemba — South Africa
- Vadász (hunter) — Hungary[citation needed]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b ""Discover the origin of Kalimotxo"". Instituto Hemingway. 2017-02-09.
- ^ Fascinating Spain "History of The invention of the calimocho." Retrieved December 27, 2021
- ^ García, Manuel Montero (2014-03-20). Voces vascas [Basque voices] (in Spanish). Tecnos. ISBN 9788430962006. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ Celhay, Franck (2008). "Le Kalimotxo: cocktail hérétique ou opportunité pour la filière vin ?" [Kalimotxo: heretical cocktail or opportunity for the wine industry?]. Décisions Marketing (in French) (52). Association Française du Marketing: 67–71. doi:10.7193/DM.052.67.71. JSTOR 25702362.
- ^ "Así crearon 'Kalimero' y 'Motxongo' el calimocho, la bebida preferida del botellón y que ahora tendrá su propio museo". lasexta.com (in Spanish). 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ Schaap, Rosie (2013-05-23). "Wine and Cola? It Works". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
- ^ Villar, Joseba Louzao, "EL SÍNDROME DE JERUSALÉN.", El peso de la identidad, Marcial Pons, Ediciones de Historia, pp. 81–108, doi:10.2307/j.ctt20fw6w0.7, retrieved 2022-04-13
- ^ Creasey, Simon (2012-07-30). "Is yours a red wine and cola?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
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