Among alcoholic beverages, beer (cerveza) is undoubtedly the drink of choice for celebration, with Peruvians purchasing entire cases during lively evenings, regardless of which region of Pérou you find yourself in.

Peruvian Beer and Celebration

Traditionally, beer is enjoyed among friends with a single glass for everyone. Although this may seem a little off-putting, it is customary to pour a bit of beer into a glass, pass the bottle to your neighbor and empty your glass before passing it to the neighbor who serves themselves and also passes the bottle along. Avoid making a disgusted face when drinking from the same glass shared by 5 or 10 people, and remember that alcohol kills bacteria. It's also worth noting that Peruvians have the habit of throwing the small foam residue remaining at the bottom of the glass onto the ground, as an offering to Mother Earth, before passing the glass to their neighbor. This custom is directly inherited from the offerings that the Incas made to the earth. The most gentlemanly Peruvians will serve the ladies without passing them the bottle and will wait until the woman has finished her drink before passing the bottle and glass to the next male neighbor.

Tradition of Peruvian Festival Celebrations

The equivalent of the famous "cheers!" said when toasting is "salud!". So don't forget to greet your neighbor when passing them the empty glass using this expression.

During festivals, it is customary to circulate the single glass and bottle of beer until it is empty. In this case, a new bottle is opened. If you are the one who finishes the bottle, you will not be able to hand a new full bottle to your neighbor without hearing "sacas el veneno,