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Kinnie is an soft drink that originated in the Mediterranean island of Malta back in 1952. It is produced and created by Simonds Farsons Cisk.

Kinnie is different to other mainstream soft drinksy because of its bitter sweet flavour. Kinnie tastes like a bitter-sweet long drink yet contains no alcohol. Kinnie looks and tastes like an Italian style alcoholic aperitif but is less bitter than a Sanbitter or Italian chinottos.^{citation needed}

History

Over the years, Kinnie has made inroads in various countries, due no doubt to the millions of tourists from Europe that have visited the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is said that many tourists remain hooked to the peculiar yet refreshing taste of Kinnie.^{citation needed}

According to the corporate website of Simonds Farsons Cisk, Kinnie was first produced in 1952 as an alternative to the innumerable cola that had proliferated post-war Europe.

Taste

A can and glass of Kinnie

Kinnie's distinctive amber colour makes it look similar to cognac. It is difficult to describe the taste of such a beverage, however it is sometimes referred to as a sparkling, non-alcoholic hybrid version of Jaegermeister and Campari. The original and innovative taste of the product resulted in Kinnie being awarded the prestigious L'épi d'Or de la Qualité Internationale by the internationally renowned Paris institution, Comité International d'Action Gastronomique et Touristique.

According to the Kinnie website, the beverage can be imbibed in many ways. It is most often served with ice and a twist of orange, but sometimes mixed with popular spirits. Kinnie’s bitter-sweet taste lends itself well to mixing and enhances the flavour of most alcoholic drinks such as vodka, whisky, rum and wine among others. It can also be used as a top-up in a various cocktails.

Kinnie Recipe

Like Coca-Cola, Kinnie's recipe is a tightly kept secret even if the official website provides further information about its ingredients where it suggests that Kinnie owes its unique bitter-sweet taste to the blend Mediterranean chinotto bitter oranges, combined with an infusion from a dozen different aromatic herbs and spices such as anise, ginseng, vanilla, rhubarb and liquorice. Moreover, according to the Kinnie lable, only natural ingredients are used.

Although others such as Coca-Cola have tried to replicate the taste of Kinnie^{citation needed}, Kinnie is still around some 50 years after the first bottle was released on the market.

Evolution

As the health awareness increased over recent decades, a Diet version for Kinnie appeared in 1984. In 2007, a new low calorie version of Kinnie called Kinnie Zest was made available. This has a slightly darker colour and a stronger orange flavour, and is advertised as only having one calorie per bottle.

Where to find Kinnie

At present, Farsons is exporting Kinnie to Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, Albania, Libya, Hungary, and Canada. Kinnie is also available for direct purchase by consumers in Europe via on-line distribution partners based in Germany and Italy.

In recent years, Simonds Farsons Cisk also started to franchise Kinnie production overseas. As a result, Kinnie is now produced under license from Farsons in Australia and deals are being struck with partners in Eastern Europe and South Africa.[1] In addition, it seems that Farsons is now also looking for Kinnie franchisees in Asia, particularly in China and Japan, as well as Latin America

Gallery

See also

• Krest
• Chinotto

External links

• Company website
• Kinnie Austria
• Kinnie Germany
• Kinnie Italia
• Cocktail recipes

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