Cinchona | Cinchona bark tonic homemade aperitif preparation | bag for 2 bottles | quina kina

Easily prepare an exquisite Quinquina with a simple red table wine. Quinquina homemade aperitif > Preparation 5 minutes > Maceration 48 hours Conservation about 4 months in the fridge. The preparation contains 1 sachet for 2 bottles of 75 cl, i.e. a total of 1.5 liters + 2 labels A little history Quinquinas are wine-based aperitifs, flavored with cinchona bark, a tree native to the Andes. They are prepared by maceration of crushed bark added with other plants and spices, cocoa, coffee, vanilla... Cinchona bark is also used in traditional medicine for its tonic, febrifuge, antiviral, anti-influenza... Quintonine was the best-known brand sold in pharmacies and even prescribed by doctors and reimbursed by social security... for decades). Once infused in wine, our 2 bottle or 5 liter Quinquina formula will have an aroma very close to Quintonine. At the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, the Quinquinas were very fashionable aperitifs. At that time, brands competed in imagination to highlight the tonic properties of their aperitifs. We suggest you to easily prepare a delicious homemade aperitif with very fresh notes and tonic properties! PREPARATION > Pour the sachet into a container > Add half an untreated orange cut into large wedges. (optional) > Pour the 2 bottles of wine on top > Cover the container to preserve the aromas during maceration > Leave to macerate for about 48 hours. > Add 50 g of sugar per LITER > Filter through a strainer in your bottles. Your Quinquina is ready... CHOICE OF WINE Quinquina is prepared with a red table wine, or wines from sunny countries (wines from Hérault, Côtes du Rhône, etc.) CONSERVATION: 4 months in the refrigerator. PRESENTATION Booklet with PE bag. Notice on the back and labels inside - Net weight 40 g INGREDIENTS: Cinchona bark (10%), cinnamon, roasted chicory root, cloves, sweet orange peel, natural flavor of sweet orange zest, crushed coriander seeds. Developed, produced and packaged by Tradition Nature