Quinquina

Quinquina is an aromatised wine, a variety of apéritif. Traditionally quinquinas contain cinchona, which provides quinine, introduced to Europe from Peru in the 17th century by Spanish missionaries, and used both in treating malaria and as the principal ingredient in tonic water.

Some quinquinas are:

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