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RECORD hesperidina · EVIDENCE GRADE B · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-09

Hesperidina

Buenos Aires · Argentina · -34.604, -58.382

REGION: latin americaTRADITION: AmargoEST. 1864WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Founded
1864 in Buenos Aires by Melville Sewell Bagley, a US immigrant born in Bangor, Maine, who worked at a pharmacy (Farmacia La Estrella, at the corner of Defensa and Alsina). Launched 24 December 1864 after a marketing campaign that October.B·2
First registered trademark in Argentina
Hesperidina became Argentina's first registered trademark on 27 October 1876, after Bagley lobbied President Nicolás Avellaneda to create a national trademark registry.B·3
Ownership history
Produced by the Bagley family/Bagley Argentina until 2004; Bodega Tres Blasones owned and produced it 2004-2018; Cepas Argentinas S.A. (Grupo Cepas) acquired the brand and production rights on 22 August 2018 and is the current producer.B·5
ABV
26% alcohol by volume, per the current producer-official product page.A·1
Base ingredients
Bitter and sweet orange peel from unripe fruit, rich in flavonoids (hesperidin, neohesperidin, naringin); classified as an amargo (bitter) with a balanced sweet-bitter taste.C·6
Bottle format
1 litre glass bottle with a distinctive amber, honeycomb-pattern design.A·1
Traditional serve
Typically mixed with tonic water, soda water, lemon-lime soda, or used in cocktails.B·3

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

Hesperidina is Argentina's oldest continuously sold bitter aperitif, created in Buenos Aires in 1864 by US immigrant Melville Sewell Bagley and now produced by Grupo Cepas. It is built on bitter and sweet orange peel, classified locally as an amargo with a balanced sweet-bitter taste, bottled at 26% ABV in its distinctive honeycomb-patterned glass bottle. The brand holds the historical distinction of being the first trademark ever registered in Argentina (1876) and remains a fixture of Argentine bar culture, typically served long with tonic or soda.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; operator review pending. Founder birthplace (Maine vs. press reports of Boston) and an unsupported herbal-botanical claim were corrected during adversarial verification 2026-07-09.

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

This record is unclaimed. This space opens to the producer when they claim it. Producer claiming is coming soon.

PRODUCTS ON RECORD

Hesperidina

26% ABV · 1000ML

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY aperitivoRING coreTRADITION AmargoSELF-IDENTIFIED “Aperitivo amargo argentino (Argentine bitter aperitif)”

The sole current expression under the Hesperidina brand: a bitter-orange-led amargo built on bitter and sweet orange peel from unripe fruit, with a balanced sweet-bitter taste. Argentina's oldest bitter liqueur brand, dating to 1864, bottled at 26% ABV in a 1-litre glass bottle with a signature honeycomb motif. Traditionally taken as a digestive or lengthened with tonic, soda or lemon-lime soda.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 2 GRADED EDGES

  • Bitter orange peel · primary bittering and base flavourA·1
  • Sweet orange peel · citrus sweetness balanceA·1

DESCRIPTORS

  • citrus ▮▮▮▮▮A·1
  • bitter-orange ▮▮▮▮▮C·6
  • sweet-bitter balance ▮▮▮▮▮C·6

SERVES

Hesperidina con Tónica

canonical
  • · 50ml Hesperidina
  • · 100ml tonic water
  • · orange twist

Build over ice and top with tonic water; garnish with an orange twist.B·3

Hesperidina con Soda

canonical
  • · 50ml Hesperidina
  • · 100ml soda water

Build over ice and top with soda water for a lighter, drier long serve.B·3

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

RESERVED — community notes open in V2 with moderation and bias handling. The contributions ledger is already recording.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is Hesperidina made?
Hesperidina is made in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and was founded in 1864.
What style of amaro is Hesperidina?
On The Amaro Atlas, Hesperidina is recorded in the core ring, aperitivo subcategory, within the Amargo tradition. The producer describes it as "Aperitivo amargo argentino (Argentine bitter aperitif)".

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (6)

  1. [1]AHesperidina — Nuestras Marcas · Grupo Cepas (Cepas Argentinas S.A.) · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-09
  2. [2]BHesperidina · Wikipedia (English) · database · accessed 2026-07-09
  3. [3]BHesperidina (bebida) · Wikipedia (Spanish) · database · accessed 2026-07-09
  4. [4]BLa historia de la fórmula secreta que se convirtió en la primera marca argentina · La Nación · press · accessed 2026-07-09
  5. [5]BGrupo Cepas compra icónica marca argentina · LexLatin · press · accessed 2026-07-09
  6. [6]CHesperidina: el sabor amargo bien argentino · U Rock The Glass · press · accessed 2026-07-09

A producer-official / regulatory · B reputable published · C secondary · D community/unverified