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Agwa de Bolivia (usually shortened to AGWA) is a herbal liqueur made with Bolivian coca leaves and 37 other natural herbs and botanicals^[1] including green tea, ginseng, and guarana,^[2]^[3] distilled and produced in Amsterdam by BABCO Europe Limited. The coca leaf content of the drink, like that in Coca-Cola, has the cocaine alkaloids removed during production, and does not contain the drug.

History

The AGWA brand claims a longstanding heritage that honors traditional Bolivian coca leaf liqueurs, the first of which was produced by the De Medici family in Bologna in 1820.^[4] Previous to this, however, the coca leaf had been used for thousands of years by the native South American population. However, they for the most part chewed the leaf; by comparison, the making of alcoholic drinks was of a more limited scope.^[4] These older variants of the liqueur were enjoyed by many in anecdotal accounts, including Rudyard Kipling, who described the drink as being made "from the clippings and shavings of angels' wings".^[6] AGWA itself claims to build upon this long-standing tradition of coca leaf infused liquor.

Production

The leaves used for the production of AGWA are picked at 2000 metres above sea level in the Andes.^[7] The leaves are then shipped under armed guard^[8] to Amsterdam, where they are distilled to a strength of 78-88% alc./vol. and 36 other botanical elements are added.^[7] This distillate is then reduced to 30% ABV.^[7]

Legality

Agwa de Bolivia has been approved for consumption by the European Union Narcotics commission, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and TTB (Homeland security finished liquid & label).{{citation needed|date=March 2011}}

Museum

AGWA also plays an integral role in the coca leaf museum in Amsterdam. The museum deals with the history of the coca leaf from its use in ancient rituals to the modern day use of it in the illegal drug trade.

Awards

See also

References

1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.iwsc.net/2009 |title=IWSC Results 2009 |access-date=2013-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015004240/http://www.iwsc.net/2009 |archive-date=2013-10-15 |dead-url=yes |df= }}
2. ^San Francisco World Spirits Competition results 2011 by class
3. ^¹{{cite web|title=Agwa de Bolivia |url=http://www.agwabuzz.com |accessdate=2009-02-18 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129132931/http://agwabuzz.com/ |archivedate=29 January 2009 |deadurl=yes }}
4. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.wbaustralia.com.au/brands |title=Australian Liquor Website |work=wbaustralia.com.au/ |accessdate=2010-05-24 |last= |first= }}
5. ^¹{{Cite news | title = Bolivian Kiss: AGWA | newspaper = Fashion Trend Australia | page = 100 | year = Fall 2008 | url = http://www.martinalucinda.com.au/FASHIONTREND13%20Radar.pdf | postscript = .}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/food/a-friday-night-with-agwa-de-boliva-the-coca-leaf-liqueur/ |title=Brightest Young Things |work=brightestyoungthings.com |accessdate=2010-05-24 |last= |first= |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523233000/http://www.brightestyoungthings.com/food/a-friday-night-with-agwa-de-boliva-the-coca-leaf-liqueur/ |archivedate=2010-05-23 |df= }}
7. ^¹{{Cite news | last = D'Andrea | first = Niki | title = Agwa YouTube? | newspaper = Ongoing | date = 2008-06-26 | url = https://www.youtube.com/AgwadeBolivia | postscript = .}}{{dead link|date=May 2010}}
8. ^¹²{{cite web |url=http://www.agwabuzz.com/story |title=AGWA's official website |work=agwabuzz.com/ |accessdate=2010-05-24 |last= |first= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409152443/http://www.agwabuzz.com/story |archivedate=2010-04-09 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
9. ^¹²³{{cite web |url=http://www.agwabuzz.com/making |title=AGWA official website |work=agwabuzz.com/ |accessdate=2010-05-24 |last= |first= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409152728/http://www.agwabuzz.com/making |archivedate=2010-04-09 |deadurl=yes |df= }}