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'''Pisang Ambon''' is a brand of Dutch [[liqueur]] produced, distributed and marketed by the House of [[Lucas Bols]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bolscocktails.com/cc-ingredients.asp |title=Lucas Bols |access-date=30 August 2007}}</ref> It has a dominating banana flavour, with additional tropical fruit nuances, and a bright green colour. It is based on the recipe of an old Indonesian liqueur. Pisang means banana in [[Malay Language|Malay]]/[[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]. [[Ambon Island|Ambon]] is the capital city of an Indonesian province that was once a [[Dutch colony]]. Pisang Ambon is the Indonesian name for the [[Gros Michel banana]] cultivar. A purple version has been released, called Pisang Ambon Guaraná Lime.
'''Pisang Ambon''' is a brand of Dutch [[liqueur]] produced, distributed and marketed by the House of [[Lucas Bols]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bolscocktails.com/cc-ingredients.asp |title=Lucas Bols |access-date=30 August 2007 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194712/http://www.bolscocktails.com/cc-ingredients.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> It has a dominating banana flavour, with additional tropical fruit nuances, and a bright green colour. It is based on the recipe of an old Indonesian liqueur. A purple version has been released, called Pisang Ambon Guaraná Lime.

== Etymology ==
"Pisang" is [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]/[[Malay Language|Malay]] for [[banana]]. [[Ambon, Maluku|Ambon]] is the capital city of an Indonesian province that was once a [[Dutch colony]]. "Pisang Ambon" is the Indonesian name for the [[Gros Michel banana|Gros Michel]] cultivar. Although the name of the banana is not referring to [[Ambon, Maluku|Ambon]] as the source but from Javanese word for smell.<ref name="Adi 2021">{{cite web | last=Adi | first=Yohanes | title=Terungkap Asal-usul Pisang Ambon, Ternyata Bukan Berasal dari Ambon | website=Paragram.id | date=2021-08-25 | url=https://paragram.id/jajanan/terungkap-asal-usul-pisang-ambon-ternyata-bukan-berasal-dari-ambon-26978 | language=id | access-date=2021-12-09}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929004227/http://www.pisangambon.com/ Official site]
* [https://www.pisangambon.com/ Official site]


[[Category:Fruit liqueurs]]
[[Category:Fruit liqueurs]]
[[Category:Bananas]]
[[Category:Bananas]]
[[Category:Dutch liqueurs]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 14 November 2023

Pisang Ambon
TypeLiqueur
ManufacturerLucas Bols B.V.
Country of origin Netherlands
Introduced1948
Alcohol by volume 21.0%
Proof (US)42
ColourBright green
FlavourBanana

Pisang Ambon is a brand of Dutch liqueur produced, distributed and marketed by the House of Lucas Bols.[1] It has a dominating banana flavour, with additional tropical fruit nuances, and a bright green colour. It is based on the recipe of an old Indonesian liqueur. A purple version has been released, called Pisang Ambon Guaraná Lime.

Etymology

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"Pisang" is Indonesian/Malay for banana. Ambon is the capital city of an Indonesian province that was once a Dutch colony. "Pisang Ambon" is the Indonesian name for the Gros Michel cultivar. Although the name of the banana is not referring to Ambon as the source but from Javanese word for smell.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lucas Bols". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
  2. ^ Adi, Yohanes (25 August 2021). "Terungkap Asal-usul Pisang Ambon, Ternyata Bukan Berasal dari Ambon". Paragram.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 December 2021.
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