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Georgia

I have one sourced drink connected to Georgia. The label on each card says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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Georgia on the world map. Boundaries are generalized Natural Earth data.

Drinks of Georgia

Signature drinks and regional ones, with the evidence behind each. A drink marked non-alcoholic has no alcohol in the traditional serve.

  • Illustration of Lagidze Water: bright green, clear and fizzy with fine bubbles, in a plain straight glass tumbler.

    Lagidze Water

    Kutaisi and Tbilisi

    IconicSignature drinkNon-alcoholic

    A Georgian soft drink made from soda water and natural syrups, mixed to order in a glass at a soda fountain. Flavors listed include quince, pear, citrus, cherry, tarragon and cream. The tarragon flavor is bright green.

    Wikipedia says the pharmacist's apprentice Mitrofan Lagidze began working with natural syrups in Kutaisi in 1887, and the Lagidze Brothers plant blended proprietary herb and fruit flavors from 1900. The technology and culture of Lagidze Waters was inscribed on Georgia's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2014. A first brand shop opened on Rustaveli Avenue in Tbilisi in 1906, per Live the World.

    Made with: sparkling water, natural fruit or tarragon syrup.

    Confidence: mediumEvidence: en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab), en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab), livetheworld.com (opens in a new tab)

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