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Bitter almond liqueur (Licor de Amêndoa Amarga) is a Portuguese sweet alcoholic liquor, more specifically from the Algarve region. Clear light yellow in colour and with roughly 20% alc/vol , it is one of the most well-known liqueurs in its country of origin. [ 1 ]
Amygdalin (from Ancient Greek: ἀμυγδαλή amygdalē 'almond') is a naturally occurring chemical compound found in many plants, most notably in the seeds (kernels, pips or stones) of apricots, bitter almonds, apples, peaches, cherries and plums, and in the roots of manioc.
Angostura bitters is alleged to have restorative properties. [12] Angostura brand bitters is often incorrectly believed to have poisonous qualities because it is associated with angostura bark (which it does not contain), which, although not toxic, during its use as a medicine was often adulterated by unscrupulous sellers, [13] who padded out the sacks of bark with cheaper, poisonous Strychnos ...
Benzaldehyde was first extracted in 1803 by the French pharmacist Martrès. His experiments focused on elucidating the nature of amygdalin, the poisonous compound found in bitter almonds, the fruit of Prunus dulcis. [8] Further work on the oil by Pierre Robiquet and Antoine Boutron Charlard, two French chemists, produced benzaldehyde. [9]
Peychaud's Bitters. Peychaud's bitters is a bitters distributed by the American Sazerac Company. [1] [2] It was originally created between 1849 and 1857 by Antoine Amédée Peychaud, a Creole apothecary from the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) who traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, around 1793. [3]
In 2011, Bittermens formed a new company, Bittermens Spirits, Inc. to launch a line of domestically produced bitter liqueurs. [7] Later in 2012, Bittermens created and launched Bäska Snaps, a traditional Swedish-style bitter schnapps made with distilled wormwood, which started their foray into producing New Nordic Spirits. In 2015, Bittermens ...
The inventor of Becher Bitter was Josef Vitus Becher (1769–1840) from the city then known as Carlsbad, later spelled Karlsbad. Apart from trading in spices and colonial goods in his shop, "Haus der drei Lerchen / Dům U Tří skřivanů" ("House of the Three Woodlarks"), [3] he also produced alcoholic beverages.
Quassia amara, also known as amargo, bitter-ash, bitter-wood, or hombre grande [2] (spanish for big man) [3] is a species in the genus Quassia, with some botanists treating it as the sole species in the genus.