Top 10 Top 10 Café Drinks
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1. Cafè amb llet
Traditionally enjoyed in the morning, cafè amb llet is an ample cup of milky coffee.
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2. Tallat & Cafè Sol
Need a fortifying caffeine fix? Try a tallat , a small cup of coffee with a dash of milk. A cafè sol is just plain coffee. In the summer, opt for either one amb gel (with ice).
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3. Cigaló
For coffee with a bite, try a cigaló (carajillo), which has a shot of alcohol, usually conyac (cognac), whisky or rom (rum).
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4. Orxata
This sweet, milky-white drink made from a tuber (tiger nut) is a summertime favourite.
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5. Granissat
Slake your thirst with a cool granissat , a crushed-ice drink, usually lemon flavoured.
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6. Aigua
Stay hydrated with aigua mineral (mineral water) – amb gas is sparkling, sense gas, still.
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7. Cacaolat
Chocolate lovers swoon over this chocolate-milk concoction, one of Spain’s most popular sweet drink exports.
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8. Una Canya & Una Clara
Una canya is roughly a quarter of a litre of cervesa de barril (draft beer). Una clara is the same, but with fizzy lemonade mixed in.
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9. Cava
Catalonia’s answer to champagne is its home-grown cava , of which Freixenet and Codorníu are the most famous brands.
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10. Sangría
This ever-popular concoction of red wine, fruit juices, and liquors is ordered at cafés throughout the city.
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