ESPINHEIRA GINJA

Ginjinha São Domingos square, owned by a Galician named Espinheira, was the first establishment in Lisbon, in 1840 to market the drink that gives it its name and which quickly became a success. On the advice of a friar of the Santo António Church, Espinheira made the experience of letting the sour cherries ferment in firewater, adding sugar, water and cinnamon. The success was immediate and ginjinha became the typical drink of Lisbon.