Five Popular Pulque Bars in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Keep the heat at bay and go for this ancestral and refreshing maguey fermented drink called pulque in Guadalajara.
Straight up or tuned with an infinite number of flavors, pulque makes its way into the city of Guadalajara. Keep the heat at bay and go for this ancestral and refreshing maguey fermented drink.
La Última Lucha Pulquería
Bordering on kitsch with nods to wrestling that are present everywhere you look, in this large pulque house, and cured drinks win hands down. The menu boasts more than 20 cured drinks options, but mint is undoubtedly the king, followed by seasonal fruit. It also has a branch next to the Rectoría de la UdeG. Where: Morelos 194, Downtown Tlaquepaque.
Pulqueria Mexica
From a small jug of 310 milliliters to a large one of one-liter capacity, the range of measures to drink pulque straight. If you prefer it mixed with some fruit, vegetable, or cereal, that is, cured, in this little corner you will find more than 30 alternatives, including ground sesame, peanuts, amaranth, and others. Wednesdays are pulques at 2×1. Where: López Cotilla 1531, between Chapultepec Av. and Marsella.
Revueltas
White in color and semi-sweet in flavor is the pulque from Apan, Hidalgo, which is savored here slowly to appreciate its slightly thick texture. For liters and half liters, ask for the mead ferment, as well as the cured pulque with a good dose of ginger, oatmeal, and even red wine with strawberry and white wine with mint. Ask for the taster of cured drinks to try five different flavors. Where: Av. Alcalde 612, between General Arteaga and Guillermo Prieto, Zona Centro.
La Pulkata
Straight from the State of Hidalgo comes the so-called "nectar of the gods" to be enjoyed straight, although in this heat it is not bad if it is mixed with mango, pineapple, coconut, lemon, peanut, cocoa, oatmeal, apple, or other seasonal fruits, thanks to the curing process. Come and discover its murals and enjoy the live music. Where: Pedro Loza 719, between Arista and Eulogio Parra, Zona Centro.
Pulquezone
Yerbabuena, cucumber, coconut, and lemon are just a few examples of the refreshing cured drinks flavors that are aimed to lower the heat. If the craving is sweeter, then ask for marzipan, blueberry, blackberry, and others; although if you are one of those who do not forgive the right pulque, there are small pitchers of 250 milliliters to liter. Where: Enrique González Martínez 132, Zona Centro.
