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The Balkans have some interesting drinks I'd never heard of before but would probably be popular if they were more widely exported. In Croatia I had travarica w

The Balkans have some interesting drinks I'd never heard of before but would probably be popular if they were more widely exported. In Croatia I had travarica which is apparently a type of rakija with savory herbs like rosemary or lavender (it seems the mix differs across different producers). The bottle I bought even still had the herbs in it. It instantly became my favorite hard liquor and it apparently does get exported to the states, just not where I live at the moment.

malermeister 4y ago
The problem with exporting it is that we don't get to drink what we send abroad.
- eru 4y ago
  Just make more.
rob74 4y ago
Not sure why this article is drumming this up as something special, but fruit brandies (from various fruits) are popular all over Southern, Eastern and even Central Europe, under various names: Raki (apparently Rakija in Serbia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rak%C4%B1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rak%C4%B1 ; Slivovitz (apparently Slivja in Serbia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz ; Țuică https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9Auic%C4%83 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9Auic%C4%83 ; Pálinka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka ; Schnap(p)s/Obstler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnapps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnapps etc. etc. etc. Or, to quote the overarching Wikipedia article, "there are about 80 different kinds of fruit spirits in the European Union, registered with protected designations of origin from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Spain" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_brandy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_brandy). Actually, it looks like fruit spirits are popular almost wherever fruit are grown. Further North, they have to turn to grain or potatoes...

malermeister 4y ago

The problem with exporting it is that we don't get to drink what we send abroad.

eru 4y ago
Just make more.

rob74 4y ago

Not sure why this article is drumming this up as something special, but fruit brandies (from various fruits) are popular all over Southern, Eastern and even Central Europe, under various names: Raki (apparently Rakija in Serbia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rak%C4%B1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rak%C4%B1 ; Slivovitz (apparently Slivja in Serbia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slivovitz ; Țuică https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9Auic%C4%83 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C8%9Auic%C4%83 ; Pálinka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A1linka ; Schnap(p)s/Obstler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnapps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnapps etc. etc. etc. Or, to quote the overarching Wikipedia article, "there are about 80 different kinds of fruit spirits in the European Union, registered with protected designations of origin from Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania and Spain" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_brandy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_brandy). Actually, it looks like fruit spirits are popular almost wherever fruit are grown. Further North, they have to turn to grain or potatoes...