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Also known as Ginja

thumb|right|Ginja at a café Ginjinha (), or simply ginja, is a Portuguese liqueur made by infusing ginja berries (sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera, the Morello cherry) in alcohol (aguardente) and adding sugar together with other ingredients, with cloves and/or cinnamon sticks being the most common. Ginjinha is served in the form of a shot with a piece of the fruit in the bottom of the cup. It is a popular choice of liqueur for the Portuguese, and a typical drink in Lisbon, Alcobaça, Óbidos, Marvão, Covilhã and Algarve. The Serra da Estrela ginja, centred on Covilhã, has protected designatio

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Has part
cherry
Country of origin
Portugal
Image
Ginjinha Cherry Brandy Lisbon (5439781258).jpg
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Commons category
Ginja
native label
ginjinha
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Ginjinha bars in Lisbon
  • {{lang|pt|Ginja de Óbidos e Alcobaça}}
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|right|Ginja at a café Ginjinha (), or simply ginja, is a Portuguese liqueur made by infusing ginja berries (sour cherry, Prunus cerasus austera, the Morello cherry) in alcohol (aguardente) and adding sugar together with other ingredients, with cloves and/or cinnamon sticks being the most common. Ginjinha is served in the form of a shot with a piece of the fruit in the bottom of the cup. It is a popular choice of liqueur for the Portuguese, and a typical drink in Lisbon, Alcobaça, Óbidos, Marvão, Covilhã and Algarve. The Serra da Estrela ginja, centred on Covilhã, has protected designation of origin.

==History== thumb|right|200px|Ginja barman serving a drink

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ginjinha” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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