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Schnaps und Rakija – irgendetwas gemeinsam?

Jemals gehört von Rakija oder Rakia? Oder Arak? Oder Grappa? Oder Mastika? Oder Slibowitz? Oder Schnaps?

Einige meinen, Rakia stammt aus dem Arabischen Araq oder Arak, was Wein bedeutet. Es wurde im Nahen Osten für alle Arten von Spirituosen verwendet, die aus Trauben und Wein destilliert wurden. Die Türkische Eroberung des Balkans brachte neue Bedeutungen: alle Spirituosen mit hohem Alkoholanteil wurden Rakia genannt. Oder Rakija in der slawischen Version.

Da die Balkanhalbinsel reich ist an aromatischen Früchten, wahrscheinlich die aromatischsten in der ganzen Welt, wurde Rakia eine gebräuchliche Bezeichnung für Spirituosen, die aus Früchten destilliert werden. Also, Grappa ist eine Art Schnaps aus Trauben, hauptsächlich in Kroatien – Dalmatien und Italien geschätzt. Slivovitz oder Sliwovice oder Slivovica oder Sljivovica ist Brand aus Pflaumen (gemeinsamer slawischer Name, šljiva = Pflaume) destilliert und er ist klar und wird vor allem in slawischen Ländern geschätzt.

Warum nennen wir es in der englischen Version heutzutage Brandy? Sie haben nur sehr wenige Gemeinsamkeiten. Wenn es ein bisschen süß und gelb ist, kann es sehr ähnlich wie Brandy sein. Gelbbraune Farbe eines Obstbrands kommt durch sein Eichenfass: wenn der Schnaps wenigstens ein paar Monate in einem Fass gealtert wird, wird er glatt und abgestimmt.

Die Art von Schnaps auf dem Bild wurde in Barriquefässern gealtert und sie sind wahrscheinlich am ähnlichsten zu Brandy im üblichen Sinne.

I Finally Found Out What “Pálenka” Is

Serbia is the perfect destination for anyone planning to embark on an adventurous voyage devoid of any long flight and a suitable atmosphere for lovers to ignite the passion within them. You get a perfect mix of an exotic location, where the tectonic plates of Orthodox Christianity, socialism, capitalism have all collided in the past.

Serbia is in the South-East Europe and constitutes a central part of the Balkan Peninsula with vast northern plateaus and mountains with ski resorts to the south. Capital city Belgrade is home to Communist-era architecture and Kalemegdan Park, site of an ancient fortress held successively by the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Floating nightclubs on the Danube and Sava rivers are a distinctive part of the city’s nightlife.

You often hear people talk about adventure travel and you may start thinking what adventure travel is in the actual sense. Adventure travel doesn’t mean you have to put yourself in harm’s way. It is for you to experience new atmosphere characterized with fun to lighten up your mood and life and ultimately get to the root of tradition and culture peculiar to your travel destination.

There is no particular way to make your travel to Serbia hell of a wonderful experience than to loosen up and bring in your creativity in an amazing way. One thing that must be borne in mind while trying to make your Serbia adventure a memorable experience is to make sure every moment goes brandy with the Serbia spirit.

Slivovitz is a fruit brandy made from Damson plums, often referred to as plum brandy. Slivovitz is produced in Central and Eastern Europe, both commercially as well as homemade. Primary producers are in Serbia and some other countries. In the Balkans it is part of the category of drinks called Rakia, while in Hungary it is part Pálinka; in the Czech Republic and Slovakia Pálenka, which all are the same concept.

Interestingly, no one travels to Serbia without returning to their homes with the Serbia spirit. Whether you are having a chit-chat with your relations in the green park or a dinner with your co-adventurers, the Serbia spirit will help spark it up.

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This will be your most remarkable travel ever with the lingering Serbia spirit.

Brandy and Rakija – anything in common?

Ever heard of rakija or rakia? Or arak? Or grappa? Or mastika? Or slivovitz? Or brandy?

Some say rakia is derived from Arabic araq or arak, meaning wine. It was used in the Middle East for all sorts of spirits destilled from grapes and wine. Turkish conquering of the Balkans brought new meanings: all spirits with high percentage of alcohol were named rakia. Or rakija in Slavic version.

Since Balkan peninsula is rich in aromatic fruit, probably most aromatic in the whole world, rakia became a common name for spirit distilled from fruit. So, grappa is a kind of brandy distilled from grape, mostly appreciated in Croatia – Dalmatia and Italy. Slivovitz or slivovice or slivovica or sljivovica is brandy distilled from plum (common Slavonic name, sljiva = plum) and it is appreciated and praised mostly in Slavic countries.

Why do we call it brandy in English version nowadays? They have very few similarities. If it is a bit sweet and yellow, it can be very similar to brandy. Tawny yellow color is granted to fruit brandy by its oak barrel: if the brandy is aged in a barrel for at least couple of months, it becomes smooth and harmonized.

The kind of a brandy on the picture was aged in barrique barrels and is probably most similar to brandy in its common meaning.