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Algarvina Almondina

An intense almond liqueur which comes from almond trees grown on the hills above Portugal's southern Algarve coast. This taste treat is attributed to a Moorish ruler, who wanted to create a "snow" of white blossoms every February for his homesick northern princess.
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