patxaran
Patxaran (Basque from baso aran (wild plum); called Pacharán in Spanish) is a sloe-flavoured liqueur commonly drunk in Navarra, in the Basque Country and in the rest of Spain. It is essentially sloe gin.
The liqueur is made by soaking sloe berries, collected from the
The drink was essentially a home-made liqueur of rural Navarra, but became popular in the late 19th century. It was commercialised in the 1950s and became very popular
outside Navarra. One theory holds that young Navarrans took bottles with them on
The oldest commercial brand is Zoco, first sold in 1956, founded by the family of Ambrosio Velasco, who had been producing patxaran in the Viana area since 1816 and now owned by Pernod Ricard. Other brands include Etxeko, Barañano Atxa and Baines. Seven million litres a year are commercially produced.
It is said in the valleys of Navarre that to eat the sloe berries after maceration can cause madness or lifelong aversion to patxaran.
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