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The Spirits of Alicante
Alicante is famed for various alcoholic concoctions made from herbal and natural ingredients. Here we list a few:
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"Aperitivo Café de Alcoy" is the spirit made in the province of Alicante, created by mashing natural coffee in alcohol producing a strength between 15% and 25% by volume with a dark colour. | |
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The drink "CANTUESO ALICANTINO", made in the province of Alicante, is obtained by distillation of the flower and "pedúnculo" of the Cantueso plant along with neutral alcohol of agricultural origin, with an alcoholic strength understood to be between 20% and 35% by volume, with sugar content a minimum of 100 grams/litre. It has a dark brown colour. | |
| "Herbero de la Sierra de Mariola" or (literally "Herb of the mountain range of Mariola") is flavoured with aniseed and made in the province of Alicante and obtained by distillation of plants collected in the zone of the Mountain range of Mariola (hence the name!)in the province of Alicante, with neutral alcohol of agricultural origin of alcoholic strength between 25% and 40%. The colour can vary from yellow-green to a reddish reddish tint and can also include a clear colour. |
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Created: 2005-03-15 21:33:40 | Updated: 2005-05-06 23:12:28
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