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Also known as Rataña

thumb|right|220 px|Ratafià of Andorno Micca|Andorno, Italy Ratafia is a broad term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverages, a flavouring essence whose taste resembles bitter almonds, later to a ratafia flavoured biscuit, a biscuit to be eaten along with ratafia, and later still, to a cherry variety.

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Ratafia
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Ratafia dels Raiers, from La Pobla de Segur
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Sweet alcoholic beverage
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Mediterranean
Drink.flavour
Fruits or kernels, usually almond, green wild walnuts or the kernels of peach, apricot or cherry.

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  • Liqueur
  • Fortified wine
  • Biscuit
  • Other uses
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thumb|right|220 px|Ratafià of Andorno Micca|Andorno, Italy Ratafia is a broad term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverages, a flavouring essence whose taste resembles bitter almonds, later to a ratafia flavoured biscuit, a biscuit to be eaten along with ratafia, and later still, to a cherry variety.

The Oxford English Dictionary lists the word's earliest date of use as 1670.

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