Magical Menorca - make it your second home and discover the local Xoriguer Gin

The beautiful scenery, mild temperatures with lots of sun, excellent beaches and lovely countryside amongst many other outstanding features make Menorca a favourite destination for holidaymakers and especially property buyers wishing to buy a house or a villa on the island. Particularly the gastronomical skills of the island (European Region of Gastronomy 2022) makes the island a very interesting and delectable visit add to that the local Xoriguer gin and you are in for a real treat. The famous Xoriguer Gin is especially popular across the Balearic Islands and has an important history, which the experienced real estate agents of Engel & Völkers Menorca will introduce you to in this article. In addition, we would like to present you with an excellent house for sale in Mahon, where the Xoriguer gin distillery is located.

Learn about the history of Xoriguer Gin and buy a house in Menorca

Gin is now Menorca’s national drink, originally it was the British who gave the Menorcans a taste for this particular spirit. In 1708 under the Treaty of Utrecht the British occupied the island, entering via the port of Mahon and bringing various British products including gin to the island. As a direct result of the British settling down on the island demand for gin increased but there was little or none to be had in the local taverns, so some entrepreneurial Menorcan artisans sought a solution and made it themselves, distilling gin with the wine from Mediterranean vineyards. Menorcan gin has a different taste from its British model as a result of the juniper berries and flavoured brandy used in its making. The British left the island in 1802 but Xoriguer continues to be a very popular refreshment.

Homeowners in Menorca check out the Xoriguer distillery, located in the port of Mahon. It is a very interesting place to visit and still produces the gin in the traditional way, go along and enjoy a tasting or production tour of the distillery and get to know one of the best loved homemade products on the island. Xoriguer gin is now considered a speciality throughout the EU and also carries the seal of the geographical designation ‘Gin de Mahón’.

. Enjoy Xoriguer gin after purchasing a property in Menorca, either neat, with tonic water or mix it with iced lemonade (granizado de limón), the quintessential Menorcan festivities drink. Enjoy Xoriguer gin whenever you want and make sure you have a bottle at home for your Menorcan friends and neighbours when you buy a property in Mahon. Take a look at the following property for sale with Engel & Völkers Menorca.

Buy your house before starting on the Xoriguer gin!

The location and surrounding areas of the Xoriguer distillery in the Port of Mahon are a super area to own a house in Menorca. From a real estate point of view the following property in Cala Llonga ticks many boxes for an ideal place in the sun; it has a large swimming pool, a beautiful garden and a magnificent view of the harbour of Mahon. Built over two floors, the house has three double rooms, three bathrooms, a storage room and a laundry room on the lower floor and a very nice living-dining room with a fireplace and a fully fitted kitchen opening to a super terrace with plenty of room for chilling out and relaxing with family and friends. Enjoy a Xoriguer sundowner and spectacular views over the harbour, dine outdoors on one of the terraces or get the grill going on the barbecue terrace, a great house for enjoying a brilliant lifestyle by the sea in the Med.

Thinking of buying a house in Mahon? Contact Engel & Völkers Menorca today for professional advice and enjoy the adventure of finding your property on Menorca. Maybe even squeeze in a visit to the Xoriguer distillery and begin the dream.

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