THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS BALM AND BITTER
Aperitif. The name itself suggests this, because “Aperol” is the “aperitif”. Fortress “Aperol” – 11%. The color is orange-red, the taste is bitter and very … Italian. It includes about 30 components: rhubarb, gentian, cinchona fruits and herbs of northern Italy. The aroma of oranges is pronounced in the bouquet. Perhaps of Sicilian origin, but most likely from neighboring Ivrea (Piedmont), from the very place where every year in the last days of February, early March, giant orange wars take place for many years, but in fact – the carnival before the Maslenitsa holiday, Battaglia delle arance.
Herbal liqueur. Fortress 38%. Place of production – Karlovy Vary. A mixture of more than twenty different medicinal herbs is poured into bags of natural canvas and immersed in alcohol containers. Some herbs are native, some from Central Europe and some from South America and South Africa. The infusion is kept for a week. The resulting extract is mixed with Karlovy Vary water and sugar. Color – light golden, aroma of fresh citrus. Becherovka’s recipe is a big trade secret.
Red color, bitter taste. Fortress – 25%. It is produced on the basis of aromatic herbs, fruits, roots, bark and citrus fruits. It has a pronounced bitter taste. The aroma is characterized by earthy and woody notes of blackberries, vines, moss… The taste is sharp, notes are guessed: roots, quinine, honey, citrus peel… “Campari” is a tincture based on aromatic herbs and citrus fruits – from 40 to 68 ingredients (among others – myrtle orange, calamus, yellow gentian, cascarolla, finger stump). The tincture is diluted with sugar syrup and water. According to various estimates, the recipe includes from 40 to 68 ingredients
Bitter herbal tincture. In the production of Chinar bitters, 13 different spices and herbs are used. What exactly is a trade secret. Among herbal ingredients, edible thistle, artichoke, rhubarb, gentian, bitter and sweet orange can be recognized.
A bitter and strong herbal balm. From the category of “amaro” – the most bitter bitters in Italy. Fortress – 39-40%. It happens up to 43%. Infused with 40 herbs from around the world. Aloe is bought in South Africa, rhubarb – in China, gentian – in France … But chamomile, saffron, cardamom, myrrh and elder flower – definitely from sunny Italy! An infusion is made from herbs placed in vats in the required proportions, stored for a certain time (how much? Company secret!). Maturing “Fernet Branca” in oak barrels for a year.
Herbal bitter. Country of origin – Czech Republic. Fortress 40%. Ferner Stock contains extracts of 14 herbs and roots from around the world. From the Czech Republic – gentian root, centaury and Roman chamomile. The recipe, as usual, the brand owners do not disclose.
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A popular bitter in the Balkans. Fortress 28–35%. The taste is bitter. It is infused with wormwood, from which it got its name – in Croatian and Serbian, Pelin means “wormwood”. In addition to wormwood, it contains about 30 aromatic herbs. The alcohol content is 28-35% by volume.
The taste is bittersweet. Fortress 21%. “Picon” is considered to be a native French drink, but it was born in neighboring Belgium (Philipville). In France, “Picon” received a new name – “Amer Bitter”. The French consider it their own, love it, and it is also preferred in the northern part of Europe. At first, “Pikon” was drunk as an aperitif and was preferred in its pure form. Then there was a revolution in its consumption and today “Pikon” is added to beer, dry white wine, mixed with strong alcohol
“… The composition of the Black Riga Balsam includes 24 ingredients. A significant part of their vegetable origin: St. John’s wort, raspberry, lingonberry, lime blossom, ginger, gentian root from alpine meadows.
It has a delicate golden color and a bitter taste. Fortress from 20 to 45%. The composition of the recipe is not known to us. Oriental spices are felt: vanilla, citrus fruits (orange and lemon), yellow gentian – it gives bitterness to the bitter. Gentian has long been used against plague and tuberculosis, it is effective in the treatment of liver diseases. It was the healing properties of gentian that were emphasized by the producers of the Suz bitter, advertising it as “Suz is a friend of the stomach.”
Alcohol tincture. Digestive. Fortress 45.0% It was created in the middle of the XIX century, in 1846. This year was not the most peaceful – the American States declared war on Mexico. In Europe, an all-Polish uprising began, it was suppressed by the combined Russian-Austrian army. The Galician uprising broke out in Austria
The national drink of the country, along with Palinka fruit vodka, Tokay wine and slivovitz. The taste is bitter, the first sip burns. Fortress – 40%. It is used both as an aperitif and as a digestif. There are more than 40 herbs in the Unicum recipe, medicinal and herbal notes predominate in its taste, and wormwood, cashews and marmalade stand out noticeably. The consistency is thick. During the production of “Unicum” is aged in oak barrels. The recipe is strictly classified; there is a legend that its manufacturer (the Zwak family company), in order to mislead competitors, purposely buys more medicinal herbs than are included in the recipe.