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Colonche

Lightly fermented pink wine of prickly pear fruit, drunk young

Mexico Wine & spirit Vegetarian One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed · Updated September 2026

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History

A pre-Hispanic drink of the arid altiplano, made each summer when the tunas ripen in San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.

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What is Colonche?

Colonche is a wine & spirit from Mexico: lightly fermented pink wine of prickly pear fruit, drunk young. A pre-Hispanic drink of the arid altiplano, made each summer when the tunas ripen in San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas.

Made with

🍐fruit 🍬sugar

Cooked

fermented

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