Liqueur Elisir China 70 cl Poli Distillerie

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Infusion in Grappa and alcohol of the bark of China Calisaya (Cinchona)

From the bark of the Chinchona (China Calisaya), a plant native of the Andes, it is quinine extracted. The name derives from the Countess of Chinchón, the wife of a viceroy of Peru, who, in 1638, was cured from malaria by the discovered properties of cinchona bark.

The infusion of the bark in alcohol and sugar gives rise to a tonic liqueur.

Raw material: infusion in Grappa and alcohol of the bark of China Calisaya (Cinchona)
Aroma: seasoned with an idea of coffee, caramel and spices like cinnamon and nutmeg
Taste: sweet and intense of caramel
Service: at temperature of 10/15 °C - 50/59 °F in a tulip-shaped glass

An timeless elixir

Quina (Cinchona Calissaya) is a plant coming from the rain forest located in that region of the Andes stretching from Colombia to Bolivia and further into Amazonia.
Quina’s bark was used by Quechua Indians in Peru to treat temperature coming from Malaria.
It’s called “cinchona” because of countess Anna del Chinchòn, the Spanish viceroy’s wife, who fell ill with malaria in 1639 in Peru, while visiting her colonies west of the Andes.

Indian shamans offered some quina bark to the Jesuit father who was trying to heal her, telling him to grind it and give it to her at regular intervals.
The countess recovered and was given some quina bark that she eventually woud bring to Europe to treat people with malaria in Europe.

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