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Mojito da Madeira Traditional Liqueur
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The origin of “Poncha da Madeira” dates back to the 19th century as the adaptation of the drink known as “panche” brought from India by English travelers in the 18th century.
This revolution has no known author or date. But everything indicates that the first «Poncha» to appear on the island was the same one that is still known today as «à Pescador» in which, initially, it was created by fishermen to keep warm in the cold nights of marine life, in Câmara de Lobos, the town known as the «fisherman's village», assuming that it was in this place that the first proposals began to appear, resorting to tangerines, or oranges.
Despite being typical of the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, the poncha is known and appreciated throughout the island, and the offer is multiplied, in the old town of Funchal, in Serra de Água, in Encumeada, which has long since surpassed it. the boundaries of this. This is a technique that was later taken across the Atlantic to Brazil, Africa and the Caribbean.
There are also versions of the poncha either in Brazil as caipirinha (made with cachaça, sugar, lime and ice), or in Cape Verde, where it is called «grogue».
Whatever the origin, «Poncha» is the most traditional drink in Madeira, those who go to Madeira and don't drink poncha have not known part of the Atlantic pearl culture, after all it is not just a drink, it has also become , a story that goes back to years gone by. But there the reputation of the drink continues and there are those who say that it is the place to drink one of the best ponchas in the region, in the company, as is traditional, of peanuts and lupine.
The origin of “Poncha da Madeira” dates back to the 19th century as the adaptation of the drink known as “panche” brought from India by English travelers in the 18th century.
This revolution has no known author or date. But everything indicates that the first «Poncha» to appear on the island was the same one that is still known today as «à Pescador» in which, initially, it was created by fishermen to keep warm in the cold nights of marine life, in Câmara de Lobos, the town known as the «fisherman's village», assuming that it was in this place that the first proposals began to appear, resorting to tangerines, or oranges.
Despite being typical of the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, the poncha is known and appreciated throughout the island, and the offer is multiplied, in the old town of Funchal, in Serra de Água, in Encumeada, which has long since surpassed it. the boundaries of this. This is a technique that was later taken across the Atlantic to Brazil, Africa and the Caribbean.
There are also versions of the poncha either in Brazil as caipirinha (made with cachaça, sugar, lime and ice), or in Cape Verde, where it is called «grogue».
Whatever the origin, «Poncha» is the most traditional drink in Madeira, those who go to Madeira and don't drink poncha have not known part of the Atlantic pearl culture, after all it is not just a drink, it has also become , a story that goes back to years gone by. But there the reputation of the drink continues and there are those who say that it is the place to drink one of the best ponchas in the region, in the company, as is traditional, of peanuts and lupine.
OB0437
Data sheet
- Volume
- 700ml
- Appellation
- Madeira
- Cellar
- Engenho Novo da Madeira
- Country
- Portugal
- Alcohol Grade
- 16%
- Vintage
- NV
Specific References
The origin of “Poncha da Madeira” dates back to the 19th century as the adaptation of the drink known as “panche” brought from India by English travelers in the 18th century.
This revolution has no known author or date. But everything indicates that the first «Poncha» to appear on the island was the same one that is still known today as «à Pescador» in which, initially, it was created by fishermen to keep warm in the cold nights of marine life, in Câmara de Lobos, the town known as the «fisherman's village», assuming that it was in this place that the first proposals began to appear, resorting to tangerines, or oranges.
Despite being typical of the municipality of Câmara de Lobos, the poncha is known and appreciated throughout the island, and the offer is multiplied, in the old town of Funchal, in Serra de Água, in Encumeada, which has long since surpassed it. the boundaries of this. This is a technique that was later taken across the Atlantic to Brazil, Africa and the Caribbean.
There are also versions of the poncha either in Brazil as caipirinha (made with cachaça, sugar, lime and ice), or in Cape Verde, where it is called «grogue».
Whatever the origin, «Poncha» is the most traditional drink in Madeira, those who go to Madeira and don't drink poncha have not known part of the Atlantic pearl culture, after all it is not just a drink, it has also become , a story that goes back to years gone by. But there the reputation of the drink continues and there are those who say that it is the place to drink one of the best ponchas in the region, in the company, as is traditional, of peanuts and lupine.