Beginning with the very first sniff and all the way until the crisp concise finish the tasty anise is the star. Drifting across the taste buds in soft clean rum it has a creamy light mouth-feel. Aguardiente is typically taken as a shot but may also be utilized as a creative ingredient in many beverages; it would also pair fantastically with grilled meat fried bread tropical fruits or hard cheese.Colombias national alcoholic beverage is Aguardiente. Antioqueno is the best-selling Aguardiente in Colombia and in the world for that matter.There are different versions of aguardiente or firewater all over South America. In Colombia aguardiente is an anise-flavored liquor made from sugar cane. It has a 29% alcohol content. Colombians usually drink it straight in shots. They drink it everywhere. You havent lived until youve witnessed a seventy year old couple polish off a bottle between them on the bus from Bogota to Medellin.