Liqueurs and Typical Drinks of Mallorca
The liqueurs and typical drinks of Mallorca are nowadays well known and widely accepted. For a long time, the traditional Mallorcan drink was subject to a dark aura of ignorance, mainly because they were very bitter and strange looking drinks with lumps and other vegetable remains. The later introduction of sugar accelerated the popularisation of these typical Mallorcan liqueurs and drinks. Later, with the massification of tourism in the Balearic Islands, the traditional drinks and liqueurs of Mallorca have experienced a real boom in acceptance and consumption.
Typical liqueurs and traditional drinks of Mallorca
Some of the typical liqueurs of Mallorca (or traditional drink of Mallorca) have been designated with the mention ‘product of the land of Mallorca’ – Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) – or denomination of origin. This recognition confers a high level of recognition and protection of the products originating from the island for their high qualities and reputation.
Some typical Mallorcan drinks
Palo mallorquín is one of those typical Mallorcan beverages that has the Protected Geographical Indication seal. It is a liqueur made from medicinal plants that is dark in colour, dense and viscous. It is prepared from an infusion of cinchona bark and gentian roots with burnt sugar caramel mixed with ethyl alcohol at a strength of between 25% and 36%.
Typical Mallorcan drinks and traditional liqueurs
Mallorca has many traditional liqueurs and typical drinks. Among the most consumed and commercialised traditional Mallorcan drinks in Europe we can find: Mallorcan herb liqueur (Mallorcan herbs, which can be dried herbs, sweet herbs or mixed herbs), almond liqueur, palo liqueur, orange liqueur, fig liqueur, apricot liqueur, etc. In Mallorca it is still not very common, but craft beers and soft drinks made on the island are starting to become popular. We will talk about traditional Mallorcan drinks and typical Mallorcan liqueurs in this section, which we will be adding to little by little, because… yes, liqueurs and typical Mallorcan drinks are nowadays also a tourist attraction.
