A cult gin from Mahon in Menorca, Xoriguer (pronounced sho-ri-gair) is one of the only gins in the world alongside Plymouth to have a geographical indication, Gin de Menorca. It was first made for the Britsh Sailors who were stationed on the Island between 1708 and 1802, who were hankering for some gin.

Migrant Birds of Menorca". 24 April 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019 . Retrieved 22 August 2019. Moll Mercadal, B. Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam, Ra'îs de Manûrqa (631/1234-680/1289) Publicacions des Born nº5. 1999 From 1815 until the mid-century, the U.S. Navy developed its Mediterranean headquarters at Port Mahon, [9] leaving behind the English Cemetery, Menorca, which was restored by the Spanish government in 2008 and is maintained in the 21st century. Article 4, Statute of Autonomy of the Balearic Islands, 2007: "The Catalan language, typical of the Balearic Islands, will have official consideration, together with Spanish."We had a wonderful variety of dishes, some of which are pictured below, all washed down with a delicious local wine.

Tours are held every day and cost 8 Euros for 3 wines with some local cheeses. They produce 11 different wines in total of which we tried 8 with various cheeses, jams, roasted vegetables and a plethora of other dishes. Most memorable was the sobrasada, a spreadable pork sausage, smothered on crusty bread, drizzled generously with a delicious Chardonnay jam and a rather good goat’s cheese marinated in wine. My favourite of their wines was the aged Merlot from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. Having aged for 10 months in oak barrels and then 6 years in the bottle, it has a intense red colour and tastes of berries with a hint of oak. In October 1993, Menorca was designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve. In July 2005, the island's application to become the 25th member of the International Island Games Association was approved. The island is known for its collection of megalithic stone monuments: navetes, taules and talaiots, which indicate very early prehistoric human activity. Some of the earliest culture on Menorca was influenced by other Mediterranean cultures, including the Greek Minoans of ancient Crete (see also Gymnesian Islands). For example, the use of inverted plastered timber columns at Knossos is thought to have influenced early peoples of Menorca in imitating this practice. [2]Fernandez-Arnesto, F. Before Columbus: Exploration and Colonisation from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic 1229–1492; Mac Millan, 1987. p.36.* Hearl, G., (1996). A Birdwatchers guide to Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Arlequin Press. pp56. ISBN 1-900159-20-1