Highballs and long drinks · Vodka
Sunny orange on top, a band of blue and a deep red base: the drink is built to echo the yellow, blue and red of the Colombian flag. It tastes like a bright, fruity screwdriver with a sweet finish.
1¼ oz
vodkae.g. Absolut · Smirnoff · Grey Goose · Ketel One · Belvedere
4 oz
orange juice
½ oz
lemon juice freshly squeezed
½ oz
grenadine
½ oz
blue curaçaoe.g. Bols · Marie Brizard · Giffard · DeKuyper
Garnish: Orange slice · Ice: Ice cubes
Colombia
Fruity and sweet with fresh orange, a little lemon tartness and orange liqueur notes. Light to medium strength.
The Colombia is a showpiece highball whose name comes from its look rather than its birthplace. Grenadine sinks to the bottom, blue curaçao settles in between, and vodka with orange juice sits on top, suggesting the three colors of the Colombian flag. No creator is recorded, and it is not a traditional drink in Colombia itself.
For a real taste of Colombian drinking culture, look to aguardiente, the anise-flavored cane spirit that is the country's most popular liquor. The Colombia cocktail belongs instead to the family of colorful layered highballs such as the Tequila Sunrise, where the effect comes from pouring denser syrups and liqueurs so they sink slowly through the juice.
No. It is named for its flag colors. The traditional Colombian spirit is aguardiente.
Pour the heavy syrups slowly down the inside of the glass or over a spoon; the grenadine sinks furthest.
Yes, but the colors mix into a murky shade. It is meant to be enjoyed layered, then stirred as you drink.
The perfect sound
Yellow, blue and red with a Caribbean coast beat.
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