Pisang Ambon

This article is about a type of liqueur. For the banana cultivar known as Pisang Ambon in Indonesia, see Gros Michel banana.

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.

Pisang Ambon

Type	Liqueur
Manufacturer	Lucas Bols B.V.
Country of origin	Netherlands
Introduced	1948
Alcohol by volume	21.0%
Proof (US)	42
Colour	Bright green
Flavour	Banana

Etymology

"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

• Banana beer
• Banana wine
• East African Highland bananas
• List of liqueurs