Evaluating daily beverage consumption is important for health professionals who participate in education and policy design related to food, nutrition, and community welfare. The objective of the study was to compare, between sexes, the preference for the consumption of different types of drinks and daily consumption. A study with a representative sample of the inhabitants of the city of Medellin, Colombia, between 18 and 50 years of age, was conducted. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with orthogonal canonical contrast, multiple correspondence analysis with hierarchical indexed classification, and one-dimensional and two-dimensional frequency analysis was used. A significant difference between sexes was detected in the taste for consuming aromatic beverages and diet sodas (p<0.05), no difference was detected (p>0.05) in daily consumption of liquid according to sex. The main conclusion was that more than 80% of respondents liked to consume water on a frequent basis, reported knowing the recommendations for daily consumption of this liquid and the benefits it provided for maintaining health. The sample size was 322 persons.