Recipe for a summer in Spain: Refreshing drinks

A great way to accompany your lunches and dinners is with “tinto de verano” (“summer red wine”), a popular Spanish drink combining red wine with fizzy lemonade. More options: A delicious jug of sangria, with red wine, chopped fruit, sugar and, depending on the areas and venues, some “special touches” such as cinnamon or rum. If you like this idea of ​​combining wine, younger people also usually order the so-called “calimocho”, that is, wine with cola. Beer lovers should try a “clara”, the Spanish take on shandy – beer with fizzy lemonade, served ice cold. The best thing is that you enjoy all these drinks outdoors, on the terraces that the bars and restaurants set up in Spain with the arrival of good weather (many of them next to the beach).

if you prefer alcohol-free drinks there’s also a wide range of options. One favourite with young and old alike, and very popular all over Spain (particularly in the Region of Valencia) is the creamy drink known as horchata, which is made with water, sugar and tiger nuts. You’ll love the taste, particularly if you drink it accompanied by the long sweet pastries known as fartones, a traditional complement to this drink. And of course you have to try the sorbets, granizados (slushies), fruit juices, lemonade, and leche merengada, a drink made of milk, sugar, eggs, lemon and cinnamon, served ice cold, which is an instant hit with everyone who tries it.