Silestian doctor Johann Siegert perfects his formula for aromatic bitters and begins selling it as Amargo Aromatico in the town now known as Ciudad Bolivar.

Development of the final product was closely linked to the tonics that Siegert experimented with while treating troops in various theaters of war including the 1815 Battle of Waterloo and the campaign to liberate the Spanish colonies of northern South America.

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