Alcohol

Alcohol is a big thing over here. A lot of people drink a lot more than they should. Bear in mind when you go out that a spirit and mixer (vodka and coke, gin and tonic etc) is about half alcohol and half mixer, so if you are not used to drinking you will be under the table after a couple of drinks!

Canarians often have "carajillo" for breakfast which is half brandy and half black coffee with plenty of sugar. Not the healthiest start to the day.


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Canarian Wine

The wine is quite hit and miss here. The lower end restaurants and bars will offer Lyria (avoid at all costs), Viña Sol (dry, bland and unexciting) and San Valentín (medium white wine, not great). The better restaurants and bars might have rioja or nicer wines. Malvasia is a white wine from Lanzarote which is well worth tasting. You can get dry Malvasia or medium Malvasia and both are really nice. Expect to pay 7€ in the supermarket or 17€ in a restaurant.