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The Fabled Pour

Country

Portugal

One drink is tied to Portugal. The label on each 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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Portugal on the world map. Boundaries are generalised Natural Earth data.

How each drink is tied to Portugal

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  • PonchaOriginCreated here

    Madeira's regional tourism board dates poncha to the eighteenth century, as a local adaptation of a punch the English brought from India, and places the first version with the fishermen of Camara de Lobos, who drank it against cold nights at sea. The base is aguardente de cana from the island's sugar cane, stirred hard with honey and citrus using the wooden mexelote. The island is certain; the century is the board's account rather than an archive citation.

    Confidence: mediumEvidence: visitmadeira.com (opens in a new tab)

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