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Ratafia
Ratafia is a broad term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverages, a flavouring essence whose taste resembles bitter almonds, later to a ratafia flavoured biscuit, a biscuit to be eaten along with ratafia, and later still, to a cherry variety.
The Oxford English Dictionary lists the word's earliest date of use as 1699.
Ratafia liqueurs are alcoholic beverages compound liqueurs or cordials made by the maceration of ingredients such as aromatics, fruits, in pre-distilled spirits, followed by filtration and sweetening, the flavouring ingredients being merely infused in it. Ratafia may be flavoured with kernels (almond, green walnuts, peach, apricot, or cherry), lemon peel and spices in various amounts (nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, mint, rosemary, anise, etc.), typically combined with sugar. Other flavourings can be used, such as vegetables and fresh herbs.
The liqueur is typical of the Mediterranean areas of Spain, Italy, and north-east of France (Champagne and Burgundy). In the Pyrenees Ratafia is a sweet herbal liqueur made by infusing brandy or aqua-vita with a mix of lemon peel, cloves, nutmeg, green walnut peel, cinnamon, and sometimes mint and lemon verben. Up to 50 different herbs can be use, adding complexity and regional uniqueness. Traditionally is prepared around the Summer Solstice (24th of June, St John's Day) when herbs are at their peak, though some prepare it for All Saint's Day (Nov 1), to be consumed starting Christmas accompanying a simple dessert composed of dried fruits, nuts and biscuits during sobremesa (a cherished Mediterranean time spent at the table after a meal, enjoying conversation, dessert, coffee, or a drink connecting with family or friends).
In Abruzzo, Italy, Ratafia is a traditional liqueur made with sour cherries (also known as amarena cherries) and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine.
Lazzaroni Amaretto, Luxardo Albicocca, Kahlua, Heering Original Cherry Liqueur, Alpenz Saint Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Carlshamms Flaggpunsch, Seale John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum are ratafia liqueurs.
The liqueur form of ratafia is mentioned humorously in the lyrics of the song "The Unfortunate Miss Bailey", written by Lou Gottlieb and released by the Kingston Trio in 1959 on their album Here We Go Again!.
The second type, ratafia de Champagne, a fortified wine, is a type of mistelle, a mixture of marc (grappa) and the unfermented juice of the grape, and is the type produced in France.
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Ratafia
Ratafia is a broad term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverages, a flavouring essence whose taste resembles bitter almonds, later to a ratafia flavoured biscuit, a biscuit to be eaten along with ratafia, and later still, to a cherry variety.
The Oxford English Dictionary lists the word's earliest date of use as 1699.
Ratafia liqueurs are alcoholic beverages compound liqueurs or cordials made by the maceration of ingredients such as aromatics, fruits, in pre-distilled spirits, followed by filtration and sweetening, the flavouring ingredients being merely infused in it. Ratafia may be flavoured with kernels (almond, green walnuts, peach, apricot, or cherry), lemon peel and spices in various amounts (nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, mint, rosemary, anise, etc.), typically combined with sugar. Other flavourings can be used, such as vegetables and fresh herbs.
The liqueur is typical of the Mediterranean areas of Spain, Italy, and north-east of France (Champagne and Burgundy). In the Pyrenees Ratafia is a sweet herbal liqueur made by infusing brandy or aqua-vita with a mix of lemon peel, cloves, nutmeg, green walnut peel, cinnamon, and sometimes mint and lemon verben. Up to 50 different herbs can be use, adding complexity and regional uniqueness. Traditionally is prepared around the Summer Solstice (24th of June, St John's Day) when herbs are at their peak, though some prepare it for All Saint's Day (Nov 1), to be consumed starting Christmas accompanying a simple dessert composed of dried fruits, nuts and biscuits during sobremesa (a cherished Mediterranean time spent at the table after a meal, enjoying conversation, dessert, coffee, or a drink connecting with family or friends).
In Abruzzo, Italy, Ratafia is a traditional liqueur made with sour cherries (also known as amarena cherries) and Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine.
Lazzaroni Amaretto, Luxardo Albicocca, Kahlua, Heering Original Cherry Liqueur, Alpenz Saint Elizabeth Allspice Dram, Carlshamms Flaggpunsch, Seale John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum are ratafia liqueurs.
The liqueur form of ratafia is mentioned humorously in the lyrics of the song "The Unfortunate Miss Bailey", written by Lou Gottlieb and released by the Kingston Trio in 1959 on their album Here We Go Again!.
The second type, ratafia de Champagne, a fortified wine, is a type of mistelle, a mixture of marc (grappa) and the unfermented juice of the grape, and is the type produced in France.