Kitron

Kitron

Bottle of Kitron
Type	Liqueur
Country of origin	Greece
Introduced	1896
Alcohol by volume	30-40%
Flavour	citrus

Kitron is a citron liqueur produced on the Greek island of Naxos. It is made from the fruit and leaves of the citron tree, which is similar to the lemon tree but stronger and slightly different in taste.

Kitron comes in three varieties. The green variety is sweeter and contains less alcohol, containing 30% ABV. The yellow-colored variety is the strongest at 36% ABV, and has the least sugar. Colorless Kitron is somewhere in between, at 33% ABV.

Citron fruits and leaf of Naxos, employed in production of Kitron.

The drink was briefly fashionable during the early 1980s, but today it cannot be easily found outside Naxos due to a shortage of citron trees.

The first distillery was established in 1896 in the village of Halki.

Kitron has a distinctive citrusy aroma and flavor, and it is traditionally enjoyed as a digestif.

See also

• List of lemon dishes and beverages
• Greek citron
• Drink portal

External links

• Naxos Official Site
• Naxos Island
• The Citron in Naxos by Greek Travel
• The Citrons of Naxos
• Halki Village of Naxos
• Greece 9 - Korina Miller, Kate Armstrong, Michael Stamatios Clark, Chris Deliso - Google Books
• A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition - David A. Bender - Google Books