Refajo Colombiano is a traditional and simple cocktail made with beer, ice and a Colombian soda (Colombiana). It's refreshing and delicious.
What is Refajo?
It's a traditional Colombian cocktail made with beer and “Colombiana”, which is a soda from Colombia. It is a very simple and quick recipe but refreshing and delicious. It is very popular in Colombian restaurants and it is a great accompaniment to our asados or grilled meats.
Colombian Refajo is the perfect drink to serve on a warm day. It's easy to make and sure to please a crowd!
Here’s what you’ll need to make Refajo:
You can find the full printable recipe card with ingredients and directions below.
Colombiana: A traditional Colombian soda that taste like Kola. In the USA I find Colombiana in my local Latin food market, Amazon or at Amigos Food online.
Beer: In Colombia this cocktail is usually made with "Cerveza Aguila" a Colombian beer, But you can use your favorite beer to make refajo.
Aguardiente: Colombian anise flavored alcoholic drink. This ingredient is optional.
Ice cubes: For serving.
Some people like to add sliced fresh oranges to their refajo, feel free to add them if you like.
This cocktail is so easy to make as all you have to do is place the ingredients in a pitcher and stir. No shaking, no straining and no bar tools needed.
This drink is perfect for brunch, cocktails on the porch, or just serve for dinner with grilled beef, pork skewers or steak with chimichurri.
How to Serve this Cocktail
You can serve Colombian Refajo is a large pitcher or individual glasses. Keep it in the fridge until ready to serve.
More Cocktail Recipes to Try:
Sabajón (Colombian Style Eggnog)
Aguardiente Sour (Orange Cocktail)
Colombian Refajo Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 liter Colombiana Soda
- 2 liter beer
- 4 cups ice
- 3 aguardiente shots optional
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients serve and enjoy.
Alan Bowman
If you have difficulty getting Colombiana try getting "Ir'n Bru" which comes from Scotland and is almost identical in taste, colur etc.
Aiste
The best drink!!! I love it! I've tried it when I was Bogota ❤❤
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Giancarlo
Cerbeza Aguila, postobon soda, helo, aguardiente Blanco del Valle.
Giancarlo
Cerbeza Aguila, Colombiana, helo y aguardiente Blanco del Valle.
Ariesbear
I just got back from Columbia... Loved the food: empanadas, arepas and yummy grilled meats. Refajo paired perfectly with all. I am a foodie but I don't tolerate much alcohol so refajo is now my choice for an adult beverage with food. A little bit sweet but not sugary.. It reminds me like a light cream soda. Mixed with a Pilsner is refreshing but you need not worry about an hangover.
debi
I provided this for my Columbian ESL student at our dinner last night. He had mentioned it during one of our classes this year.
I found the Columbiana at the Asian/world Market here. It was not at the larger Latino store. They also had cans of Columbian champagne cola - which I wasn't sure was the same. My student said it didn't taste quite like what they get in Columbia, but it was close with BudLite.
I must admit, it sounded like a bad combo, but really was quite good. It is great on a hot day and if you are wanting to limit your alcohol consumption. It's also good with aguardiente - but oh my, that would be so dangerous!
Thanks for the recipe! It was a hit that will be on the menu for future BBQ's.
Robert
If you live in the UK ( they might deliver to the continent and Ireland, I'm not sure ) then you can buy colombiana here.
labodeguita.co.uk/product/postobon-colombiana-25ltr-bottle,54043216
Robert
Or if you don't like ordering things online and live really far away from London like me then Irn-Bru is a good substitute, although you're making it a tad Scottish and it can be hard to find in England (my family is from Scotland) although you can find it if you really look, I think you can buy it in Greggs, of course, if you live in Scotland it's really easy to find (don't go looking for it in the US because your government banned it for some odd reason).
Michelle
I grew up drinking Refajo. We use Colombiana, Pony Malta (a dark barley type soda), and Heineken (in the USA the taste is the closest to the Colombian beer).
Ann
This is very cultural. I had this in Colombia and there was nothing appealing about this drink. There are so many other things about Colombian food that are however.
Natalia Leal Gómez
I am Colombian and Colombian refajo alcoholism can be high if he appends a lot of beer, I have 14 years and take refajo since I was 12 years, I would not put a lot of beer, but in hot weather most people are not drunk so much, that this is partly energizing, I have taken more than 6 drinks. In Colombia also be purchased already prepared, is called "Cola & Pola", but I recommend that if you drink it in cold weather, and not being accustomed to this beverage, began to feel dizzy from the second drink, what happened in my case the first time I drank.
Dougy EL Paisa
QUE RICA!!! THANK YOU!!! I miss that so much!!!!
Dougy EL Paisa
Is this pola y cola that is sold in Antioquia?? PLEASE SAY YES!! I LOVE THAT STUFF !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Erica
Dougy- Yes it is!