Slivovitz

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Different types of slivovitz

Slivovitz is a fruit brandy made from plums . The name is derived from the Slavic word sliva for plum. Other common spellings are: Slivovic , Slibowitz , Czech slivovice , Slovak slivovica , Slovenian slivovka , Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian šljivovica , Polish śliwowica , Hungarian sligovica , Bulgarian сливовица / slivoviza .

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The alcohol content is at least 37.5 percent by volume .

Slivovitz comes in two colors:

  • Gold - stored in barrels, colored yellow and flavored by the wood from which the barrels were made.
  • White - stored in bottles, colorless.

It is also important which type of wood is used for the barrels. Mostly they are oak barrels , whereby robinia barrels are to be preferred, as they give the schnapps a very special yellow color. In Serbia, slivovitz is also preferably stored in barrels made from the wood of the mulberry tree . In the Moravian part of the Czech Republic , the drink called Slivovice is considered a national drink, just like in Slovakia ( Slivovica ). Due to this popularity of the drink, you will find many black distillers , especially in rural areas , but also a number of licensed small distilleries throughout the Czech Republic. The śliwowica is also very widespread in southeast Poland , especially around the village of Wiesendorf near Neu-Sandez . With up to 70% alcohol content, Śliwowica is one of the hardest spirits of all. Slivovitz is also produced in Styria .

Burning of slivovitz in Međimurje , Northern Croatia

Similar drinks

  • Plum water
  • Klekovača , a slivovitz flavored with juniper berries
  • In the Balkans, the “Šumadijski čaj” is also known, which, like mulled wine , is supposed to warm up the body in winter. Here, sugar is browned in a pan, mixed in with honey, then poured over with slivovitz and then drunk hot.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jan Hildprandt, Prager Zeitung , September 23, 2004, article: The slivovitz - the national drink of the Czech Republic (PDF file 0.3 MB, accessed on March 10, 2011)
  2. ^ "Incomplete list of licensed fruit-growing distilleries" (Pěstitelské pálenice) in the Czech Republic [1]

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