Quinquina
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In France, quinquina is a collective name for bitters (aperitif) having quinine as one of their main ingredients. Quinquina is also known as Peruvian Bark.
It originates from South America. It was introduced to Europe in the 17th century by Spanish missionaries.
More widely known quinquinas include Lillet Blanc; before 1986, when the recipe was modified to make it lighter and less bitter, it was sold as Kina Lillet. Cocchi Americano is an Italian aperitif wine, which is said to be similar to the original Kina Lillet formulation.[1][2][3] Dubonnet is yet another quinine-containing wine formula.
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