Canelazo is warm spiced cinnamon cocktail made with cinnamon, water, sugar and aguardiente. Naranjillazo is a version of canelazo made with naranjilla fruit juice.
Course Cocktails, Drinks
Cuisine Ecuadorian, Latin
Keyword Aguardiente, Canelazo, Cinnamon, Naranjilla, Naranjillazo, Spiced hot cocktail
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Ingredients
Canelazo
6cupsof water
8cinnamon sticks
1cupof sugar or grated panela
Aguardiente to taste
Naranjillazo
4cupsof water
2cupsof naranjilla concentratepreviously frozen
1 ¼cupof sugar or grated panela
8cinnamon sticks
Aguardiente to taste
Aguardiente guidelines – adjust based on you preference (or the weather)
For a light canelazoadd 1 oz of aguardiente to each glass of canelazo.
For a medium-strong canelazoadd 1.5 oz of aguardiente to each glass of canelazo.
For a strong canelazoadd 2 oz of aguardiente to each glass of canelazo.
Instructions
Combine all the ingredients, except for the aguardiente, in a medium sized pot.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes. To make the fast or cheater version you can simply boil it for 10-15 minutes.
Mix in the aguardiente and serve immediately.
Notes
For a non-alcoholic version, simply omit the aguardiente and drink it as a hot spiced tea.