If I’m not mistaken, Kalimotxo is what we call Jote back home, red wine (the cheapest, the best) with coke. Chileans and wine is a really particular relationship and until a couple of decades ago, it was seen as the poor’s people way to get drunk.
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All y’all ain’t know bout this right here. Getcha some apple pie moonshine and y’all feel right good! 
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It’s probably is. Kalimoxto is the Basque name and its is 100% looked down upon by a percentage of the country in Spain. But it’s also pretty tasty. That or tinto de verano which is wine and gaseosa. Both are great summer drinks.
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Ureshi, you’re about to have a wild night.
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Hell yeah ball jar drinker!!!
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Enjoying my Kalimotxo on a humid Saturday afternoon 
Edit: I guess “enjoyed” is more appropriate given the state of the drink in the image.
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I think I’ll get some fanta to commit a beer crime and make what we call a fanschop back home.
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Lol my mother loves Fanta and lager.
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THE MESSIAH HAS A NEW DIGITAL VISAGE (or profile pic to the unwashed masses)
IF HE DENIES IT IT PROVES HE IS THE MESSIAH
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there’s a myth somewhat rooted in reality that Fanta was created for Nazi Germany, so Fanta way well have committed some war crimes too…
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I made one of these the other day using NYT Cooking’s recipe and didn’t love it. Got any tips for an ideal Tinto de Verano- made forwards or backwards?
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My experience with it is a mix of gaseosa and red wine. The gaseosa typically mixed with wine when I lived in Spain has a very subtle citrus flavour and is only mildly sweetened. I used to make it with store brand gaseosa from Mercadona, a grocery chain in parts of the country.
I don’t have gaseosa here so I just make my own sparkling water/seltzer and add wine and hint of lime. I use a dry red from Spain.
I’ve seen some wildly varied recipes for the drink and I imagine they may be based on different regional variations or even variations from other countries. I also see claims that gaseosa similar to Sprite or 7-Up, and you can use any of them as a result. I don’t agree because I think gaseosa that I drank was more subtle and not as sweet as drinks like 7-Up.
What did the recipe you followed call for?
And don’t pour the wine into the gaseosa like I did in the photo earlier hold it with wine first, then the gaseosa.
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I made a Tinto De Verano tonight, and I think I just prefer Sangria? Maybe I need a full-sugar Sprite or something to get the real experience? I just did club soda, fresh squeezed lemon juice, simple syrup, red wine, and sweet vermouth. I felt like the Club soda just watered down a perfectly good Sangria adjacent drink.
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I feel like there are too many added elements and the resulting drink is overly complex.
What kind of red wine are you using? I’d skip the vermouth. I don’t suggest club soda because it’s quite high in sodium which alters the overall flavour. Instead, if you can’t find a gaseosa equivalent you can use 7-up or Sprite and adjust the sweetness with sparkling mineral water or seltzer. Try simplifying it and you’ll get closer to the source drink.
It’s fair to enjoy sangria more than Tinto de Verano, they are different drinks. But I suggest simplifying first to see if you like it more after removing unnecessary additions.
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Wait, what’s gaseosa? Is it a specific thing? For me, it just means “sparkling”
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I interpreted it as bubbles
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Yeah, my understanding is that in Latin American countries it’s just the term for all sparkling drinks. Gaseosa in Spain refers to La Casera, or products that mimiv La Casera gaseosa. So when you buy or order gaseosa in Spain, typically you receive La Casera gaseosa or a similar drink from another brand. Thus when making Tinto de Verano, the ingredient gaseosa is this specific product and not just anything that sparkling.
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This is why I think it’s hard to duplicate Spanish Tinto de Verano in the Americas, because people interpret gaseosa as a general term for bubbly water or soft drink and don’t realize it’s a specific thing with a distinct balance of sweetness and flavour.
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Is it lemony? Kind of like the schweppes lemonade?
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