Pisang Ambon is a brand of Dutch liqueur

Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage that has been flavored with fruit, herbs, nuts, spices, flowers, or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry.The...

 produced, distributed and marketed by the House of Lucas Bols

Lucas Bols

Lucas Bols is a privately held Dutch company in the business of production, distribution, sales and marketing of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest Dutch company still active and the oldest distillery brand in the world. Its brand portfolio consists of Bols, Galliano, Vaccari, Pisang Ambon,...

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It has a dominating banana

Banana

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 flavour, with additional tropical fruit nuances, and a bright green

Green

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 colour. It is based on the recipe of an old Indonesian liqueur. Pisang means banana in Malay

Malay language

Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...

/Indonesian

Indonesian language

Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....

 and Ambon

Ambon Island

Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of , and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of 2 territories: The main city and seaport is Ambon , which is also the capital of Maluku province and Maluku Tengah Ambon Island is part of the...

 is the name of an Indonesian island which was once a Dutch colony.

Recently a purple version has been released, called Pisang Ambon Guaraná Lime. Unlike the original, this liqueur is mixed with cola instead of orange juice.

See also

• Banana beer
  Banana beer
  Banana beer is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation of mashed bananas. The leavening agent is sorghum, millet or maize flour.-Etymology:In Kenya, banana beer is known as urwaga, in Uganda as lubisi, in Rwanda and Burundi as urwagwa....
  
  
• Banana wine
  Banana wine
  Banana wine is a fruit wine made from bananas. It is a traditional drink of east Africa, where it plays a role in social events and cultural rituals – in Buganda, for example, it is presented as a gift to the local monarchy....
  
  
• East African Highland bananas
  East African Highland bananas
  East African Highland bananas are triploid banana cultivars originating from East Africa. They are a staple food crop in Uganda and other east African countries and are used to make Matoke....
  
  
• List of liqueurs