{"id":1166,"date":"2009-10-03T19:21:32","date_gmt":"2009-10-03T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:14:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:14:54","slug":"palo-liquor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/en\/local-produce\/palo-liquor.html","title":{"rendered":"Palo Liquor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/licor-de-palo_1.jpg\" alt=\"Palo Liquor. Palo is drunk as an aperitif before meals\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" title=\"Palo Liquor. Palo is drunk as an aperitif before meals\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Palo is an exquisite liqueur which originated in the 16th and 17th Centuries, when there was a lot of swampland in Majorca and the mosquitoes spread the terrible disease of malaria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>To combat it, they used two plants, quina calisaia (cinchona) and genciana (gentian) which they conserved by putting them in alcohol to stop them from fermenting. They also added sugar to take away the bitter taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"283\" data-id=\"1142\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/licor-de-palo_2.jpg\" alt=\"Licor de Palo de Mallorca\" class=\"wp-image-1142\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"240\" data-id=\"1147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/licor-de-palo_3.jpg\" alt=\"Licor de Palo de Mallorca\" class=\"wp-image-1147\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest production is concentrated in Majorca, although it is also produced in Eivissa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, the production of palo has undergone modifications, and today it is made with burnt sugar, the secret of this liqueur. According to the connoisseurs, all palos are made with the same basic ingredients, but no two taste the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Palo is protected with the <strong>Geographical Indication Palo de Mallorca<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/licor-de-palo_4.jpg\" alt=\"Licor de Palo de Mallorca\" class=\"wp-image-1161 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/licor-de-palo_4.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.masmallorca.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/licor-de-palo_4-165x300.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Unlike herbes, Palo is drunk as an <strong>aperitif<\/strong> before meals. 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