Agwa Liqueurs, 70 cl

Product Information

As with Coca-Cola, the makers of Agwa de Bolivia Coca Leaf Liqueur — the Bapco International Company of Dublin, Ireland — use an extract of "spent" leaves left over from a maceration and distillation process that removes the cocaine alkaloids. Bapco distills coca leaves shipped from Bolivia to Amsterdam, where Agwa de Bolivia is manufactured from a benign coca extract. Importation of the finished product into the United States is legal, although the U.S. version of the drink contains 32 milligrams of coca leaf extract, as opposed to the 40 milligrams of extract found in the European version. Agwa's hook is the "Agwa buzz," a heady rush followed by a period of sustained, mildly euphoric energy — a similar feeling to that induced by cocaine. Designed by Perth-based firm TAG Architects and Sydney firm fjmt, AGWA's new Rooftopis the largest, commercially-available rooftop venue in Perth, accommodating up to 500 people.

The taste is rounded out to create the most complex blend of flavours, handcrafted by one of the World’s master blenders. The final stage is to reduce it to 30% ABV with the pure, neutral grain spirit, water, lime juice and sugars. The natural green colour is augmented with colouring before being rested and testing pre-bottling.True Ginseng is the source of a stimulant and supposed aphrodisiac that is extracted from the roots. It is native to China although closely related species, American Ginseng, occurs in Eastern North America and is sometimes substituted for the Chinese variety. Ginseng has a sweetly aromatic flavour. The basis of Ginseng's action is believed to be due to certain chemical agents in it that increase the brains adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) activity without involving the adrenal glands. A generalised mental arousal is thereby effected. A favorite way of drinking Agwa is with an energy drink," says Brad Henrich, owner of both TT Roadhouse and Shady's. "It's sort of an energy liquor." Silver (best in class) award in the herbal liqueur class at the International Wine and Spirit Awards. [8]

This year's 40 finalists were chosen from more than 700 entries received from artists across Australia.Amongst the 2022 Finalists are 13 artists from Victoria, 11 from WA, 10 from NSW, three from QLD, 2 from Tasmania and one from South Australia. The Lester Prize 2022 sees the return of former Finalists Hamid Abbasi, Sophia Alone, Andy Quilty, Jill Talbot, Nathan Paddison and Elizabeth Barden. Once you do drink it and have a couple shots of it, you'll feel a different feeling. Rather than actually getting drunk, you'll get a little buzz, like a drug high, but it's perfectly legal," he says. "The alkaloids that would normally test positive for drugs have been removed." It’s a great story and it gives AGWA de Bolivia the kind of taboo excitement that only a spirit like absinthe used to get. Beyond the hype and hoopla, Coca Leaf actually has a fantastic taste. We’ve had it infused in other spirits (most recently a coca pisco, which is a traditional infusion) and it has a terrific and almost indescribable herbal, vegetal taste that is slightly bitter and slightly spicy. Agwa is just the latest spirit in a centuries-old tradition of coca-based drinks. Coca leaves have been used in drink recipes for hundreds of years by the Andean peoples of South America, and the leaves continue to be a vibrant part of the culture. In Bolivia, a drink called mate de coca is almost as popular as tea and coffee. In Colombia, the Nasa Indians make and sell a brew called Coca-Sek, a carbonated energy drink containing syrup from boiled coca leaves. Agwa can be enjoyed in a huge number of combinations, or simply on ice by itself. Try experimenting with these:Carol was previously Manager Aboriginal Cultural Heritage & Arts at the Metropolitan Redevelopment Authority concentrating on Aboriginal engagement in the urban development projects that the organisation delivers. Ed became a professional skateboarder a month before graduating from high school in 1990. He credits skateboarding and art as sustaining him through challenging teenage years. Instead of falling apart, instead of getting caught up in drugs and alcohol, it was these creative mediums that, in his own words, ‘deformed’ him in a more productive way. He started taking photos of life around him on the professional skateboarding tour in the year he began his own skateboard brand, Toy Machine. This included antics at parties, in vans, other skaters, and all the layers of people who lived in and around the streets he skated. His subjects included those who, like him and Deanna, did not fit into the world of regular jobs, suburban dreams, and financial aspiration. But by 4 a.m., it was clear that I wasn't going to fall asleep anytime soon. My head was buzzing, and I was absolutely wired awake. I decided to mow the lawn after alphabetizing my vinyl record collection. The Finalists were chosen by an independent pre-selection panel consisting of Dr Clarissa Ball, Director of the UWA Institute of Advanced Studies, Amy Barrett-Lennard, Director of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Linton Partington, Founding Director of Linton & Kay Galleries, Bahar Sayed, Curatorial Assistant at AGWA, and Tyrown Waigana, artist and designer To make this amazing drink at home, you need AGWA, tonic water, lime, ice, and a large bomb glass. It tastes really good.

It was a hit over [at TT Roadhouse] as a shot and in mixed drinks," he says. "We're big fans of it." AGWA Rooftopopens up a whole new space for enjoying arts and entertainment in WA. Featuring food and beverages with a distinct WA flavour, enjoy a sunset drink taking in the city views and sculpture park with sounds by local DJs. Opening hours I can’t really remember what happened after I finished the rest of the bottle, but I do know that the overall experience was a good one (related: vivitrol doctors). Agwa De Bolivia is something you should definitely try out. Keep an eye out for it at the liquor store.

Review and Tasting

Neat tasting notes: this is very sweet, herbal with a lot of anise and caraway to start but you are then left with mint and chilli notes as a lasting impression.For a product that may not be a runaway success neat, it bears surprisingly well when mixing. AGWA de Bolivia Coca Leaf Liqueur has a fantastic story behind it. Coca leaves are flown from Bolivia to Amsterdam under armed guard and these leaves are used to create a Coca Leaf Liqueur which captures the essence of this leaf. It doesn’t hurt the mystique that Coca Leaf is the origin plant for cocaine.

That's the fun thing. You can play with it. You can be as bad boy as you want with it, or as innocent as you want with it." Whether or not Agwa has the properties to really get you high doesn't matter, at least not at Robyn Milton's birthday party. Henrich's happy to see the recent distribution boost and has started offering Agwa drinks at Shady's, too. With Young's Market in Orange County, California, now serving as a national distributor, Agwa de Bolivia has been widely available in Phoenix for at least a year, with buzz building in bars during the past couple of months. People want to know whether the drink will make them feel like they're on cocaine, or whether it's as strong as absinthe or Jägermeister. The effects of the liqueur vary for each drinker, but one thing's fairly certain: It's a potent brew. "The herbal liqueur we developed is different from any normal alcohol experience," Babco CEO Wilson says. "But responsibly, we suggest never to drink more than three."Deanna Templeton began her photographic practice at the age of 15 shooting the LA punk scene. Her works now are held in the collection of MoMA and she has produced many photo books including What She Said, 2021 and the famous The Swimming Pool from 2017. A large installation of material from What She Said was shown in 2023 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as part of the exhibition Kinship: Photography and Connection. Ed Templeton Carol Innes is the Aboriginal Co-Chair of Reconciliation WA. Carol is a Co-Director of the Danjoo Koorliny Initiative based in the Centre for Social Impact at the University of Western Australia. After imbibing about two thirds ofa bottle, I started to feel a bit more pep in my step. Maybe I was just drunk and succumbing to the placebo effect, but there was definitely a small buzz of energy pulsing through my body. Its impossible to tell if it was from the coca leaf, or just the guarana and caffeine, but I did feel a noticeable change. As far as i can tell, it works just as advertised. I have a neighbor that's an ex-Tempe cop," Naegeli says. "And I've got him to where he loves Agwa, and one day he came down to the house and I had the mirror on the table and everything all set out, and he said, 'Rich, what're you doing?' and I said, 'Wanna do a lime with me?'