What is Dubonnet?

Dubonnet is a wine of aperitif or wine that is served before eating to stimulate appetite. In fact, it is a mixture of fortified wine - wine that was mixed with a distilled drink, such as brandy - with herbs, spices and chinin. It was created in 1846 by French chemist Joseph Dubonnet to help fight malaria among French legionnaires.

Quinin is a chemical derived from the cortex of Cinchon. Although it has anti -malarial properties, one problem is that it is very bitter when it is consumed alone. For this reason, it was often added to mixed drinks to hide its inedible taste. Aperitif, a member of the quinquinas of drinks or drinks that contain chinin, is used to create quite several popular cocktails. These forces were commanded by French officers. Soldiers placed in North Africa had terrible problems with malaria, infectious diseases transmitted by mosquitoes. The easiest way to prevent units to prevent diseases wouldLO ensure that antimalars such as chinin are consumed in drinks that contain a substance. In the 1840s of the 20th century, the French government organized a competition and was looking for a new drink containing Chinin, and that was what inspired Joseph Dubonnet.

Dubonnet dull the bitter bite of quinine by combining it with fortified wine, herbs and spices. He used wine that was mixed with grape brandy, as well as green coffee beans, cinnamon, chamomile and orange peel to create its distinctive drink. Stamát was so successful that it soon became popular among the French colonies who lived in North Africa. This popularity then spread quickly to France, where people also began to create recipes for cocktails that included Dubonnet as a ingredient.

Aperitif has a deep, ruby ​​red color and smell that smells like a combination of cherry, cinnamon and lemon. WellPower with bitter lemon and other citrus flavors. The Opera cocktail usually includes a combination of Dubonnet with a gin liqueur and a maraschino liqueur. To prepare another drink, cheerful widow , Dubonnet is mixed with bitter, vodka and vermouth - another type of fortified wine.

The company bought Pernod Ricard in 1976. At that time the drink fell out of kindness and lagged for sale. Ricard has launched an aggressive advertising campaign that helped the drinks to regain its popularity. Aperitif now comes in three varieties - red, gold and white or blanc