Guaro

Guaro is a liquor made in many places in Latin America. A clear liquid distilled from sugar cane juices, it has a slightly sweeter taste than comparable liquors. It is traditionally 60 proof or 30% alcohol, although recently 70 proof and 80 proof versions are produced. It is popular in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, although in many places the word "guaro" can refer to almost any liquor. The name "guaro" came from Central America. Colombians call it aguardiente. Sometimes it is referred to as a "soft vodka" because it has a lower alcohol content than vodka.[citation needed] In Costa Rica, the government nationalized its manufacture in 1851 in an effort to quell the clandestine production of liquor. The Fabrica Nacional de Licores was founded for this reason, and since 1980 produces the only legal brand, Cacique Guaro.

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