Pisang Ambon
Pisang Ambon is the bright green banana liqueur you know from parties in the eighties and nineties. With orange juice, it is still a classic. Here you can read exactly what Pisang Ambon is, what it tastes like and which glass goes with it.
Banana liqueur and other colourful liqueurs
Pisang Ambon comes from the Bols house. De Kuyper makes its own banana liqueur. And anyone who likes colour in their glass also knows blue curaçao.
Bols
The historic Amsterdam liqueur house behind Pisang Ambon, also known for genever and a large range of liqueurs.
About Bols →
De Kuyper
Dutch liqueur house with its own banana liqueur, alongside dozens of other flavours for cocktails.
About De Kuyper →
Blue Curaçao
Orange liqueur in bright blue. Like Pisang Ambon, it is made to add colour to a cocktail.
About blue curaçao →Liqueur
What liqueur is, how it differs from regular spirits, and what types there are.
About liqueur →Banana in bright green
Pisang Ambon is a Dutch liqueur flavoured with banana and other tropical fruit. The name comes from Indonesian: pisang means banana, and Ambon is an island in the Moluccas. The recipe is based on an old Indonesian liqueur. Pisang Ambon was launched in 1948 and is made by Lucas Bols.
You can recognise it immediately by its bright green colour. In the eighties and nineties, it was a fixture at every party, usually mixed with orange juice. Pisang Ambon is also a brand name: other banana liqueurs, such as De Kuyper's, are simply called pisang or banana liqueur. The Pisang Ambon bottle at Gall & Gall has 17% alcohol, while De Kuyper's banana liqueur has 15%.
In brief
The original and De Kuyper's variant
Gall & Gall sells two banana liqueurs: the well-known Pisang Ambon and De Kuyper's banana liqueur.
Pisang Ambon
The original: bright green, sweet and exotic, with banana as the main flavor.
De Kuyper Pisang
Made by steeping bananas in alcohol and sugar. Delicious as an aperitif, with dessert, or in a cocktail.
From amaretto to orange liqueur: find all the different types listed on our liqueur page.
Sweet and tropical, with banana front and center
Ripe banana
A clear aroma of banana, with hints of tropical fruit around it.
Sweet and smooth
Sweet and rounded, with little alcohol heat. There’s a refreshing edge that keeps the sweetness balanced.
Short and fruity
The banana lingers for a while. Orange juice makes it fresher and less sweet.
Flavor profile of Pisang Ambon at 17%.
Three ways to drink Pisang Ambon
Pisang Ambon is quite sweet on its own. That’s why most people drink it mixed, in a tall glass with plenty of ice.
With orange juice
The classic: 4 cl Pisang Ambon in a highball glass with ice, topped up with orange juice. Banana and orange together, refreshing and fruity.
Glass: highball glass →With lemon soda
4 cl Pisang Ambon with ice and lemon soda or bitter lemon. The green color remains beautifully visible, and the acidity makes it less sweet.
Glass: highball glass →Neat, chilled
A small glass, well chilled or served over an ice cube. Delicious after dinner, for example with a scoop of ice cream.
Glass: liqueur glass →Mixing with Pisang Ambon
Pisang Ambon adds banana and a bright color to a drink. Combine it with citrus and tropical juice to keep it refreshing.
With pineapple juice
Pisang Ambon with pineapple juice and a splash of lime juice. A tropical long drink that’s a bit like a Piña Colada without cream.
With tonic
Pisang Ambon with tonic and a lime wedge. The tonic’s bitterness makes the banana less sweet.
Instead of curaçao
Use Pisang Ambon in a recipe that calls for blue curaçao, such as a Blue Lagoon. You’ll get a green version with banana.
The right glass for Pisang Ambon
A tall long drink glass with plenty of ice for Pisang Ambon with orange juice, and a small liqueur glass if you drink it neat. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
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