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Bottle of Kitron
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| Type | Liqueur |
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| Country of origin | Greece |
| Introduced | 1896 |
| Alcohol by volume | 30-40% |
| Flavour | citrus |
Kitron is a citron liqueur produced on the Greek island of Naxos. It is made from the fruit and leaves of the citron tree, which is similar to the lemon tree but stronger and slightly different in taste.
Kitron comes in three varieties. The green variety is sweeter and contains less alcohol. The yellow variety is the strongest and has the least sugar. Clear Kitron is somewhere in between.
The drink was briefly fashionable during the early 1980s, but today it cannot be easily found outside Naxos due to a shortage of citron trees.
The first distillery was established in 1896 in the village of Halki. Kitro typically comes in three versions that differ in color and strength. Green-colored kitro is the sweetest and has the lowest alcohol content (30% ABV). The colorless version is bottled at 33% ABV, while the strongest yellow-colored variety comes bottled at 36% ABV.
Kitro has a distinctive citrusy aroma and flavor, and it is traditionally enjoyed as a digestif.[1]
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