A bitter herbal liqueur made from twenty-seven herbs, roots and spices. The name means three times nine, counting the botanicals, and it is drunk as a digestive bitter — and, in Soviet times, taken from the pharmacy as a tincture.
The botanical formula is proprietary, and the base is a distilled spirit that cannot legally be made at home.
What goes into it
- a neutral spirit
- 27 herbs, roots, barks and spices
- sugar
How it is made
The botanical mixture is macerated in spirit for weeks and the extract blended with sugar syrup and water, then rested and filtered. The count of twenty-seven is fixed by the name, but the specific list and proportions are the producer’s.
How long it takes: weeks of maceration, then resting
How it is eaten
Cold in a small glass after a heavy meal.
History
The name means three times nine, counting the botanicals in this Lithuanian digestive bitter.
Frequently asked questions
What is Trejos devynerios?
Trejos devynerios is a wine & spirit from Lithuania: bitter herbal liqueur made from twenty-seven herbs, roots and spices. The name means three times nine, counting the botanicals in this Lithuanian digestive bitter.
How is Trejos devynerios made?
The botanical mixture is macerated in spirit for weeks and the extract blended with sugar syrup and water, then rested and filtered. The count of twenty-seven is fixed by the name, but the specific list and proportions are the producer’s. It takes weeks of maceration, then resting.
Can I make Trejos devynerios at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. The botanical formula is proprietary, and the base is a distilled spirit that cannot legally be made at home.
What goes into Trejos devynerios?
A neutral spirit, 27 herbs, roots, barks and spices, sugar.
How is Trejos devynerios eaten?
Cold in a small glass after a heavy meal.
