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ABV syrup liqueur or a nonalcoholic syrup from the Caribbean. It is best known for its use in tropical drinks. It contains flavors of ginger, lime, and almond, and frequently cloves or allspice. Depending on sugar content, the consistency is often thick and is therefore sometimes referred to as “velvet falernum” because of the feeling it leaves on one’s tongue.
Brands vary and the color can be white to light amber, and it may be clear or translucent. The origination of falernum may date back to the 18th century, when it was made as a punch in the areas around Barbados. Some disagreement exists over the origin of the name, and whether the earliest versions would have included the steeping of almonds. The same references also assert that earlier versions contained bitters such as wormwood. In the literary magazine All the Year Round, owned by Charles Dickens Jr. 1892, describing it as “a curious liqueur composed from rum and lime-juice”. The earliest known reference in bar manuals seems to be the 1930s.
One producer claims his recipe dates to 1890, winning awards as early as 1923. Dickens, Charles, All the Year Round, “Our Quarters in Barbados”, March 12, 1892, at p. This shows grade level based on the word’s complexity. The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day. The Most American Pit Stop in the U. Hans Nilsen, contrary to his custom, took a long draught.
