Since many small bars in Costa Rica usually don’t have bilingual bartenders, drinkers
should learn how to order beverages in Spanish. The names of most drinks and cocktails are universal, but may vary from country to country.
Here are a few basic phrases you should use to assure you get what you order.

jerez – sherry
vino – wine
vino tinto – red while
vino blanco – white wine
cerveza, birra (Costa Rica) – beer
wiski – wiskey (pronounced the same way)
ron – rum
ron con coca – rum and coke (also called a “Cuba Libre”)
botella – bottle
champaña or champán – champagne
corcho – cork
sacacorchos – corkscrew
agua mineral – mineral water
con hielo or en las rocas – with ice or on the rocks
licor – liquor
doble, triple – double, triple “shot”
quinada – quinine water soda
limón – lemon
guaro – Costa Rican moonshine
otra vuelta, otra ronda – another round of drinks
cortesía de la casa – on the house
borracho – drunk
trago, copa – a drink (with alcohol)
la propina – tip
gaseoso – soft drink
la cuenta – bill
abrir una cuenta – run a tab

Tiquismo (Costa Rican expression) of the week: Tapis   refers to an alcoholic drink.