Quinquina/Chinato: Bark to the Future-Presentation
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The document discusses the history and future of quinquina, an aromatized wine flavored with quinine. It describes how quinquina originated in the 1830s at the request of the French government to provide health and refreshment benefits to colonial soldiers and settlers. Quinquina became popular in France and saw widespread use through the early 20th century. However, its popularity declined after World War II as France lost its colonies, quinine treatments evolved, and consumer tastes changed. The document argues quinquina remains relevant today for aperitif service and lower-alcohol cocktails due to its refreshing qualities and manageable costs.
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Quinquina/Chinato: Bark to the Future-Presentation
- 1. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ Henri Laurent Desrousseaux, 1903, oil on canvas 90x125, Caves Byrrh,Thuir QUINQUINA: BARK TO THE FUTURE Tales of the Cocktail 2015
- 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Sponsors Please thank our sponsors
- 3. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 OUR CAPS TODAY Please thank CAPS Antonio Parlapiano Jerry Thomas Project, Rome Rebecca Monday Curio at Harvest, Columbus Steven Santillan The Esquire Tavern, San Antonio
- 4. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Your Presenters Jordan Silbert Q Drinks Jean-Pierre Cointreau Renaud Cointreau Group Eric Seed Haus Alpenz
- 5. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 OVERVIEW – Goals of this seminar – Define Quinquina/Quinato/Quinado/Chinato – The history of Quinine and Tonic – Origins, evolution and decline of Quinquina – Quinquina in context of WWII and post-war drinks business – A place in the future
- 6. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 GOALS OF THE SEMINAR Your Takeaways – Quinine is a unique bittering agent – Quinquina/Chinato has a unique profile as Aperitif WINE – Much of its evolution and near demise had little to do with taste or strength of Brand – The trends shaping its future have little to do with its past
- 7. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Define Quinquina: this is WINE – These are AROMATIZED and FORTIFIED Wines • Aromatized: infused with herbs, fruits and/or spices • Fortified: addition of alcohol, – Either to fix must to wine levels, and/or – From infusion of herbs and spices, and/or – Provide some stability until bottled (1 – 2 weeks once opened) – Under US and EU law, these are all WINE • These are NOT spirits, NOT spirit-like • By US and European Union law, minimum 75% wine content – Aromatized Wines held apart from Fortified & Other Oxidized Wines • Does not include Madeira, Sherry, Maury, Rivesaltes, Rancio, etc.,.
- 8. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Define Quinquina: its own category of aromatized wine – Quinquina (or, quinine wines) are their own category – Quinquina is NOT a type of vermouth
- 9. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Define Quinquina: A Style of Aperitif Wine Characteristics: – Quinine focus, wine and/or mistelle based – Wine base historically and today matters Traditional Application: – Alone or with soda water – Mix with liqueurs – Some history and today in mixed drinks • Richness and texture from mistelle base and/or wines
- 10. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Define: Italian Chinato Characteristics: – Quinine focus, wine based – Wine base historically and today matters • DOCG Barolo Chinato a subset of the Barolo category – Vermouth Chinato a leading style in 19th century, dead now – Why? Tradition, delicious, and a home for off vintages Traditional Application: – Alone (or with dark chocolate) – Vin Brulee – Small history in mixed drinks of 1920s/1930s Italian Futurists – Today in mixed drinks
- 11. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Why Quinine? A history of Quinine and Tonic, with Jordan Silbert
- 12. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 History and Production Styles Aperitif Wines Call from the French Government from 1830’s To Provide for Colonial Interests Proved as appealing at home in France 1830: St. Raphael 1837: Amer Picon (ok, a spirit) 1846: Dubonnet 1865: Bonal 1866: Byrrh 1887: Kina Lillet
- 13. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall of Quinine Wines Call from the French Government from 1830’s to Provide for Colonial Interests – Vigor for soldiers – Curative for fever – Better stability in transit and climate – Appeal to relocating Europeans
- 14. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall of Quinine Wines
- 15. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall of Quinine Wines
- 16. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall
- 17. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall ‘takes the national tent to the most far flung colonies’
- 18. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tales of the Cocktail 2009 History and Components
- 19. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall Lillet 1913 Over time
- 20. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall Lillet 1928 Over time
- 21. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ Tales of the Cocktail 2009 Rise and Fall Lillet 1946 Over time
- 22. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 History and Production Styles Lillet 1954 Over time
- 23. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall War and Postwar – Quinine, forced substitutions • Starting in 1931, Mepacrine (Atabrine), Cloroquine, Mefloquine • Treatments today with Artemisinins – Postwar loss of French colonies, govt as a customer – Wartime restrictions on alcohol • Yields to strong postwar interest in French spirits • Golden age of Pastis – Generational retribution • New generation didn’t want to drink what parents drank – Evolution of French wine market • Starting in 1930s, progressing 1950’s to now, producers adopting standards required of AOC (shift away from blending lots)
- 24. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Rise and Fall War and Postwar Insights on Postwar Market evolution with Jean-Pierre Cointreau of Renuad Cointreau
- 25. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 REVIVAL
- 26. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Quinquina: Bark to the Future _____________________________________________________________________________________ TOTC 2015 Relevance to Today’s F&B Program Aperitif Service – Light, low-alcohol offerings – Manageable pour costs – Refreshing – Optimal transition to bottle service with meal Cocktails – Rebalance to traditional (and lower alcohol) proportions – Improve net pour costs – Better manage transition to wine service Other Reasons for Revival…