Gentian Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Gentian (Gentiana lutea), the great yellow gentian, is a long-lived perennial of the gentian family, Gentianaceae, native to the mountain meadows of central and southern Europe. It grows 1-1.5 m tall with large, ribbed, blue-green leaves in opposite pairs and whorls of star-shaped yellow flowers in the upper leaf axils. The thick, yellowish-brown root is one of the most bitter plant parts known and flavors European bitters and aperitifs. We extract the dried root.