- Herbero
Herbero is a liquor made in the
Sierra de Mariola region in the northern part of the Spanish province ofAlicante . This mountain range is famous for its abundance of medicinal and aromatic plants, some of which are used to make the herbero liquor.Herbero is obtained from the
distillation ormaceration of plants collected in the mountain range with agrain alcohol solution with between 22% and 40% alcoholic content. The color of the resulting liquor may be transparent, or it may vary from yellow to clear green to red.The plants used in the production of herbero include at least four of the following: sage,
chamomile ,pennyroyal ,lemon verbena , the root of theblessed thistle ,peppermint , cattail,fennel ,anise , melissa,agrimony ,savory , felty germander,thyme , and French lavender.Its production is regulated by the denominación de origen "Distilled spirits of Alicante" together with anise paloma,
café licor fromAlcoy , andcantueso .External links
* [http://www.licoresdealicante.com/ Home page of the denominación de origen of traditional distilled spirits of Alicante]
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