Herbs de Majorca

Bottles from Llucmajor, labelled in Spanish, Hierbas and "32% vol." (Alcohol by volume)

Herbs de Majorca (Catalan: Herbes de Mallorca; Spanish: Hierbas Mallorquinas) is a Majorcan herbal liqueur made from anise and other aromatic plants such as camomile, fennel, lemon, lemon verbena, marjoram, mint, orange, and rosemary.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Green or amber in colour,^[1] it is usually served as a digestif, after a meal. Traditionally, dry and sweet varieties are produced. A mixed blend, or "semi", is also made, to suit modern customer tastes.^[1] Some bottles have a dried piece of a plant in them.^[1]

A form of the generic Hierbas, Herbs de Majorca has a protected designation of origin and can only be made in Majorca.^[3]

A common brand is 'Tunel', first produced in 1898.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Herbs de Mallorca". Retrieved 14 December 2014.
↑ "Majorcan herb liqueur in Spain". Spain.info. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
1 2 "Products with Designation of Origin in Mallorca". Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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