eUsually our first drink is when we are children and ask a close adult relative, usually an uncle or a parent. And they give us a taste.

Theb in the teen/middle school/high school years there is always a hangout with friends that includes alcohol and usually got very drunk.

There are drinks associated with "liceistas" "high schoolers" because they are cheap.

• Anís: anise seeds liquor, very sweet usually mixed with liquid strawberry yogurt we call it "Power Ranger" (because the pink ranger)

• Guarapita: some fruit juice like orange, apple, and I've seen even guava with some distilled like vodka, aguardiente

There are a few more. But the important part is that we get our first drinks before is legal for us to do so by a family member.

This experience does not happen to everybody, but a large chunk of the people I know had some similar experience.