Kalimotxo
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The calimocho<ref>Fascinating Spain “History of The invention of the calimocho.” Retrieved December 27, 2021 </ref> or kalimotxo ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, {{#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>
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 led to it being christened the kalimotxo,<ref>{{#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>
The same mixture is known as katemba in South Africa, cátembe in Mozambique, bambus (bamboo) in Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia and other Balkan countries, jote (black vulture) in Chile, Fetzy in Upperaustria, houba (mushroom) in the Czech Republic, vadász (hunter) in Hungary. In Argentina it is known as Jesus Juice, and also as rifle (rifle). In some parts of Ivory Coast it is known as a Bennfiss.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>