Ratafia
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Ratafia is a broad term used for two types of sweet alcoholic beverages, a flavouring essence whose taste resembles bitter almonds,[2] later to a ratafia flavoured biscuit, a biscuit to be eaten along with ratafia, and later still, to a cherry variety.[3][4][5][6]
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Type | Sweet alcoholic beverage |
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Country of origin | Mediterranean |
Flavour | Fruits or kernels, usually almond, or the kernels of peach, apricot or cherry |
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The Oxford English Dictionary lists the word's earliest date of use as 1699.[3]