Kalimotxo

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The kalimotxo<ref name=":0" /> ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) or calimocho<ref>Fascinating Spain "History of The invention of the calimocho." Retrieved December 27, 2021 </ref> ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a drink consisting of equal parts red wine and a cola-based soft drink.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Origin

Red wine and cola were combined in Basque Country as early as the 1920s, but Coca-Cola was not widely available. That changed in 1953, when the first Coca-Cola factory opened in Spain. The combination was given various names, until 1972 when its mass usage at a festival in Algorta, Biscay led to it being christened the kalimotxo,<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> a playful combination of the two creators' nicknames, Kalimero and Motxongo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

It has since become a classic of the Basque Country region<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and in the rest of Spain in large part due to its simple mixture, accessibility of ingredients, and low cost.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Other countries

The same mixture has different names in several countries:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

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