Talk:Tuaca

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Rewrite[edit]

I'd been rewriting the article; when I was ready to post my version, I found a copyvio, so I went back and rewrote again. I've had Tuaca — it's OK as a cordial, if you like things very sweet — so the description, FWIW, is my own! The purported details of its importation into the US are irrelevant and made it easier to rewrite it all without copyvio, I hope. Bill 5 July 2005 20:42 (UTC)

Whoops, sorry about that! I was on a copyvio-finding spree, and noticed this, so I marked it right away. Thanks for the rewrite, though; it may be a stub, but it's better than having a POV-ish, copyrighted advertisement there. I'll remove this from WP:CP now. DomRem 6 July 2005 00:50 (UTC)

pronunciation[edit]

anyone qualified to write up the IPA spelling for this?

It's tu.ɑ.kɑ or tu.wɑ.kɑ --Peter Farago 03:41, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think I've got the correct Italian IPA added now. But someone should check it out and correct if I got it wrong. Geoff ^T ^C 22:56, 7 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Name[edit]

What is the origin of the name? It sounds more Mexican/South American than Italian. Badagnani 06:19, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have a suspicion it's made from combining the names of the inventors (TUoni and CAnenpa.) --67.164.139.172 (talk) 11:17, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

History[edit]

Can anyone cite the Renaissance claim? If it's true at all then the recipe would have to have been changed over time -- vanilla, said to be the dominant ingredient, wasn't a known item in Europe during the lifetime of Lorenzo di Medici.--67.164.139.172 (talk) 11:19, 15 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Recipes[edit]

The following was removed from this article by another person. Putting a copy here, in case any one wants to discuss it. • Sbmeirow • Talk • 05:59, 27 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tuaca is a mild, sweet-ish liquor that mixes well with a wide variety of various hot and cold liquids and often added to desserts (e.g., "Tuaca & coffee", "Tuaca & hot tea", "Tuaca & ice cream", etc).

Tuaca is most often served as a chilled shot, which may include a splash of ginger ale, cola, or hot apple cider (1 oz Tuaca, splash mix).

Buttuaca: (1/2 Butterscotch Schnapps, 1/2 Tuaca) - Shot.

Mediterranean Manhattan: (2 oz. Bourbon, 1 oz. Tuaca, 0.5 oz. Simple Syrup, squeezed lemon wedge) - Mix over ice, shake and strain; serve up or on the rocks.

Renaissance Margarita: (2 oz. Tequila, 1 oz. Tuaca, 1 oz. Amaretto, squeezed lime wedge) - Mix over ice, shake and strain; serve on the rocks.

Shano: (1 oz. Tuaca, 0.5 oz. Creme de Banana, splash of pineapple juice) - Mix over Ice.

Tuaca Bomb: (1.5 oz. Tuaca and Red Bull).

Tuaca Lemon Drop: (1.5 oz. Tuaca, 0.5 oz. Triple Sec, 1 oz. Sour mix, squeezed lemon wedge) - Mix over ice, shake and strain into a sugar-rimmed glass with ice.

Tuscan Mule: A variation of the Moscow Mule, but substitute Tuaca for the Vodka.

Tuaca Pineapple: (1.5 oz. Tuaca, pineapple juice) - Build on ice, pour into a highball glass over ice; fill glass with pineapple juice after liquor is poured.

Tuacreamsicle: (2 oz. Tuaca, 1 oz. orange juice, splash of soda water) - Mix over ice, shake and serve.

Tuawesomeness: (1.5 oz. Tuaca, splash of Sprite) - Shot.