{"id":4977,"date":"2025-10-06T14:49:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alqoeste.pt\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:58:01","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alqoeste.pt\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"HISTORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4977\" class=\"elementor elementor-4977 elementor-3070\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fbc1931 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fbc1931\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3f046\" data-id=\"fd3f046\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65a97c aleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-heading\" data-id=\"e65a97c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-double-heading\"><div class=\"dblh__subtitle\">Secret ingredient<\/div><h3 class=\"dblh__title-wrapper\"><span class=\"dblh__title dblh__title-1\">Where time has flavour<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba9e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba9e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Everything began with enchantment: the intense taste of fruit immersed in brandy, the simple ritual of opening a bottle and toasting slowly.<\/p>\n<p>Among old recipes and whispers from those who cultivate knowledge through generations, the desire to make liqueur arose &nbsp;\u2014 with patience and respect.<\/p>\n<p>What started as curiosity became a ritual. When time slowed down, it became craft.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b71030\" data-id=\"2b71030\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40f952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f40f952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/alqoeste.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/garrafas-licores-historia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4862\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alqoeste.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/garrafas-licores-historia.jpg 714w, https:\/\/alqoeste.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/garrafas-licores-historia-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a5c6d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit a-tabletcenter aleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-heading\" data-id=\"b6a5c6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-double-heading\"><div class=\"dblh__subtitle\">The Portuguese spirit in every flavour<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ac9492 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ac9492\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0545549\" data-id=\"0545549\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44a89f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d44a89f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Life led us to the West, land of markets, orchards, and generous people. There, among harvests and seasons, a new way of experiencing time was born: slower, closer to the land, more present. <\/p><p>From making for ourselves came the desire to share. And from artisanal, the commitment to natural. <\/p><p>Fruit is carefully selected. Brandy is Portuguese and robust. Time is the maestro: guiding, transforming, revealing the best of each ingredient.  <\/p><p>No rush. No tricks. Only what nature gives \u2014 in its own rhythm.  <\/p><p>We value intentional craft. We believe flavour is memory. And we always toast to the small moments.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b879a5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b879a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a06bbe2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a06bbe2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a6d853\" data-id=\"7a6d853\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a461a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a461a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc7fa0 acenter elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-double-heading\" data-id=\"dfc7fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-double-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wgl-double-heading\"><div class=\"dblh__subtitle\">Between roots and fruits<\/div><h3 class=\"dblh__title-wrapper\"><span class=\"dblh__title dblh__title-1\">returning to the essentials<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7dc7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-wgl-steps\" data-id=\"c7dc7cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wgl-steps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"wgl-steps appear_anim\">\r\n        <div class=\"wgl-steps-wrap\"><div class=\"wgl-carousel_wrapper navigation-position-nearby\"><div class=\"wgl-carousel swiper wgl-carousel_swiper swiper-container \" 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class=\"steps-dot-line\"><\/i><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"steps-same_height steps-content_wrap\"><h4 class=\"steps-date\">2011<\/h4><h3 class=\"steps-title\">Ginja<\/h3><div class=\"steps-text\"><p><span>It began with a passion for Ginja liqueur in the streets of Lisbon.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"steps-single-wrap elementor-repeater-item-042257c  swiper-slide\"><div class=\"steps-same_height steps-media steps-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alqoeste.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mapa-portugal-alqoeste-1.png\" title=\"Portugal\" alt=\"Portugal\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><div class=\"steps-dot\"><i class=\"steps-dot-line\"><\/i><span class=\"dot\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"steps-same_height steps-content_wrap\"><h4 class=\"steps-date\">2019<\/h4><h3 class=\"steps-title\">Torre Vedras<\/h3><div class=\"steps-text\"><p>During the pandemic, destiny led us to the West of Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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