In the Balkans, what alcoholic drink is made from honey?

crazycube

Mead. http://home1.gte.net/richwebb/mead.htm Jul 01 08, 9:42 AM

lilbuggie07

Rakia or rakija (Albanian: raki, Aromanian: arichii Bosnian: rakija, Bulgarian: ракия, rakia, Croatian: rakija, Greek: ρακί, Hungarian: pálinka, Macedonian: ракија/rakija, Romanian: rachiu (reg. răchie), Serbian: ракија / rakija, Slovak: pálenka, Slovene: žganje, Turkish: rakı) is similar to brandy, made by distillation of fermented fruits, popular throughout the Balkans, Italy and France. Its alcohol content is normally 40%, but home-produced rakia can be stronger, typically 50 to 60%. Prepečenica is double-distilled rakia, with alcohol content sometimes exceeding 60%. Rakia is considered to be the national drink among some of the South Slavic peoples. Its most common form, slivovitz, is produced from plums. The other common fruits are peaches, apricots, apples, figs, and quinces. In Istria, however, rakia is made exclusively from grapes, where the drink is also known by the more local names of trapa and grappa (the latter name also being used in Italy). Plum and grape rakia is sometimes mixed with other ingredients, such as herbs, honey, sour cherries and walnuts, after distillation. There are many kinds of rakia, depending on the fruit it is produced from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakia Jul 01 08, 10:32 AM

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Since there are no English Wiki-sites about these liquors, here is a German reference to Medovina and Gvirc. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medovina Jul 01 08, 3:48 PM