Spirits
Catuaba
Brazil
A Brazilian alcoholic beverage of Amazonian bark, guaraná, marapuama and sweet red wine, popularly taken as an aphrodisiac and energy drink. Sold in bars and supermarkets.
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What it is
A closer look at Catuaba.
A Brazilian alcoholic beverage of Amazonian bark, guaraná, marapuama and sweet red wine, popularly taken as an aphrodisiac and energy drink. Sold in bars and supermarkets.
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A reddish-brown bottled drink with a sweet, herbal, slightly medicinal aroma, often consumed cold or in mixed cocktails.
Where it belongs
Origins and
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